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Grade 5 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
A frozen chunk of ice and dust with an elliptical orbit around the Sun is called a(n)                .
  1. comet
  2. meteoroid
  3. asteroid
  4. moon
Grade 5 The Moon
The Moon has weathering and erosion.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Solar System
What is the same between Earth, the Sun, and the Moon?
  1. They all have liquid water on the surface.
  2. They all are about the same size.
  3. They are all in our solar system.
  4. All of above are true.
Grade 5 The Moon
The force of gravity on the Moon is about
  1. twice the force of gravity on Earth.
  2. one-sixth the force of gravity on Earth.
  3. one-twentieth the force of gravity on Earth.
  4. one-third the force of gravity on Earth.
Grade 5 Sun
The Sun looks so bright because it is located much                 Earth than other stars.
  1. closer to
  2. farther from
Grade 5 Outer Planets
Which planet is NOT an outer planet?
  1. Saturn
  2. Neptune
  3. Mercury
Grade 5 Sun
The Sun is                 million miles away from Earth.
  1. 103
  2. 23
  3. 93
  4. 3
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Sir Isaac Newton's work in the late 1600s convinced people that the Sun, not Earth, was the center of the universe. What scientific term describes this idea?
  1. chaotic universe
  2. geocentric universe
  3. spontaneous universe
  4. heliocentric universe
Grade 5 The Moon
The tides are caused by gravitational pull on the oceans by
  1. the Sun and Moon.
  2. the Sun and Earth.
  3. the other planets.
Grade 5 Outer Planets
The                 outer planets                 are the four planets of the solar system farthest from the Sun - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Arden observes a star in the night sky. She looks at the star every hour for five hours and notices that it has moved. Which reason best explains Arden's observation?
  1. Earth is rotating on its axis.
  2. The star is rotating on its axis.
  3. Earth is revolving around the Sun.
  4. The star is revolving around Earth.
Grade 5 The Moon
About how long does one orbit of the Moon around Earth take?
  1. One day
  2. Two weeks
  3. One month
  4. One year
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
This force keeps the planets in orbit.
  1. electrical energy
  2. nuclear force
  3. gravitational pull
  4. air resistance
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
The constellations seem to move as the seasons on Earth change. What causes this?
  1. Like the Moon, the stars move around Earth.
  2. As Earth revolves around the Sun, we have a different view of the stars.
  3. As Earth rotates on its axis, we see different parts of the sky.
  4. Just as the seasons on Earth change, so do the seasons on stars.
Grade 5 Sun
What is a burst of heat and energy that stretches from the surface of the Sun into space?
  1. sunspots
  2. solar flare
  3. corona
  4. fusion
Grade 5 Outer Planets
This is the 5th planet from the Sun. It is the largest planet in our solar system and has a big red storm.
Planet Jupiter - Small
  1. Saturn
  2. Jupiter
  3. Uranus
  4. Neptune
Grade 5 Solar System
Which of these objects do NOT orbit the Sun?
  1. Earth
  2. Asteroids
  3. Comets
  4. All of these orbit the Sun
Grade 5 Sun
How many stars are in our solar system?
  1. millions
  2. billions
  3. three
  4. one
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
When one object passes through the shadow of another it is a(n)                .
  1. crater
  2. axis
  3. reflection
  4. eclipse
Grade 5 Outer Planets
This planet the seventh planet from the Sun and is different from other planets because it rotates on its side.
  1. Uranus
  2. Neptune
  3. Mars
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