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Grade 6 Universe
Who established the Universal Law of Gravitation?
  1. Sir Isaac Newton
  2. Galileo
  3. Copernicus
  4. Edwin Hubble
Grade 6 Inner Planets
Which is the closest planet to the Sun?
  1. Mercury
  2. Mars
  3. Venus
  4. Earth
Grade 6 The Moon
Approximately how many days does a moon orbit the planet Earth?
  1. 29 days
  2. 29.5 days
  3. 365 days
  4. 365.5 days
Grade 6 Inner Planets
What planet has a very hot surface and is most like Earth in size?
  1. Venus
  2. Mars
  3. Mercury
  4. Uranus
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
The path that Earth follows is called a(n)                .
  1. eclipse
  2. orbit
  3. rotation
  4. solstice
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
The axial tilt affects what?
  1. years
  2. seasons
  3. days
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
What causes Earth to have day and night?
  1. revolution
  2. axis
  3. rotation
  4. gravity
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?
  1. the Sun's heat
  2. the Sun's rotation
  3. the Sun's gravitational pull
Grade 6 Inner Planets
Some regions of Mars have giant                   .
  1. flowing rivers
  2. freshwater lakes
  3. inactive volcanoes
  4. active volcanoes
Grade 6 Outer Planets
Which planet has a big red spot?
  1. Jupiter
  2. Neptune
  3. Uranus
  4. Mars
Grade 6 Inner Planets
What planet has rusted iron in its dusty, rocky surface?
  1. Venus
  2. Mars
  3. Jupiter
  4. Saturn
Grade 6 Universe
What is the current theory on how the universe was created?
  1. Steady State Theory
  2. Big Bang
  3. Solstice
  4. Little Bang
Grade 6 Universe
Which statement correctly describes the theory of the "Big Bang"?
  1. The universe is in an unchanging steady state.
  2. The universe is composed of only energy and no matter.
  3. All matter and energy once exploded out of a single point.
  4. Little explosions happen all over the universe creating matter and energy.
Grade 6 The Moon
Which Moon phase follows the full moon?
  1. new moon
  2. last quarter
  3. first quarter
  4. waning gibbous
Grade 6 The Moon
What causes moonlight?
  1. reflected light from the Sun
  2. glowing dust on the Moon
  3. lights on the Moon made by humans
  4. fusion in the Moon
Grade 6 Outer Planets
Which planet has seasons that last for about 40 years?
  1. Jupiter
  2. Neptune
  3. Uranus
  4. Earth
Grade 6 The Moon
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon looks what color?
  1. black
  2. green
  3. reddish
  4. pink
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