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Grade 6 The Moon
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon looks what color?
  1. black
  2. green
  3. reddish
  4. pink
Grade 6 Stars
Which of these options is a star?
  1. Moon
  2. Earth
  3. Sun
  4. Jupiter
  5. Mars
Grade 6 Inner Planets
Which planet is known as "Earth's Twin?"
  1. Saturn
  2. Mars
  3. Uranus
  4. Venus
Grade 6 The Moon
Our Moon's name in Latin is Luna.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 The Moon
What are the different shapes of the Moon seen from Earth called?
  1. ellipse
  2. first quarter
  3. third quarter
  4. phases
Grade 6 The Moon

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The Moon has eight phases.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Inner Planets
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
  1. Mars
  2. Venus
  3. Mercury
  4. Earth
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
Planets orbit the Sun at the same distance.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Outer Planets
Which planet is furthest from the Sun?
  1. Saturn
  2. Neptune
  3. Uranus
  4. Mars
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
A planet's day and darkness is caused by what?
  1. aphelion
  2. precession
  3. revolution
  4. rotation
Grade 6 Sun
Our Sun is which type of star?
  1. Supergiant Star
  2. Red Giant Star
  3. Main Sequence Star
  4. White Dwarf Star
Grade 6 Solar System
Select all that are characteristics of a planet.
  1. It's made completely of rock.
  2. It has enough gravity to make it a spherical shape.
  3. It orbits a sun.
  4. It has moons.
  5. It has cleared other objects of a similar size in its orbit.
Grade 6 Planetary Motion

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Which phrase best completes the sentence?

During a                 the Moon passes through Earth's shadow.
  1. solar eclipse
  2. lunar eclipse
Grade 6 Stars
What are the stages in the life cycle of a star, in sequential order?
  1. nebulas, protostars, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf
  2. black dwarf, red giant, protostars, nebulas
  3. nebulus, protostars, black dwarf, white dwarf, red giant
  4. neutron star, massive star
Grade 6 Sun
Which of these is NOT true of sunspots?
  1. They follow an eleven year cycle.
  2. They appear lighter than the Sun's surface.
  3. They are cooler than surrounding areas of the Sun.
  4. They move across the Sun's surface as the Sun rotates.
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