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Grade 6 Inner Planets
Some regions of Mars have giant                   .
  1. flowing rivers
  2. freshwater lakes
  3. inactive volcanoes
  4. active volcanoes
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 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 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 The Moon
Which Moon phase follows the full moon?
  1. new moon
  2. last quarter
  3. first quarter
  4. waning gibbous
Grade 6 Outer Planets
Which planet has seasons that last for about 40 years?
  1. Jupiter
  2. Neptune
  3. Uranus
  4. Earth
Grade 6 Inner Planets
I revolve around the Sun about every 88 days. Which planet am I?
  1. Mars
  2. Mercury
  3. Venus
  4. Uranus
Grade 6 The Moon
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon looks what color?
  1. black
  2. green
  3. reddish
  4. pink
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 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

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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
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