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Grade 6 The Moon
Between which phases is the Moon waxing? Select TWO answers.
  1. full moon and third quarter moon
  2. first quarter moon and full moon
  3. new moon and first quarter moon
  4. third quarter moon and new moon
Grade 6 Outer Planets
Uranus has moons.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Outer Planets
Saturn is a dwarf planet.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
Earth rotates on an axis.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 The Moon
This is caused because different areas of the Moon's surface are lighted by the Sun.
  1. the craters on the Moon
  2. the Moon's phases
  3. our seasons
  4. solar flares
Grade 6 Inner Planets
Which planet has the only known life forms?
  1. Mars
  2. Jupiter
  3. Earth
  4. Saturn
Grade 6 The Moon
What force keeps the Moon in orbit?
  1. axis
  2. solstice
  3. gravity
  4. magnetic
Grade 6 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
What is the name of a metallic object that survived Earth's atmosphere and landed on Earth?
  1. Meteoroid
  2. Meteor
  3. Meteorite
  4. Comet
Grade 6 The Moon
Which is Earth's natural satellite?
  1. the Moon
  2. the International Space Station
  3. any meteoroid
  4. the Sun
Grade 6 The Moon
A lunar eclipse takes place during which phase of the Moon?
  1. New Moon
  2. Quarter Moon
  3. Waxing Gibbous Moon
  4. Full Moon
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
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