6th Grade Science - Solar System Review

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

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CCSS.RI.5.7

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CCSS.RL.5.7

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The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.

• comet
• axis
• satellite
• space probe

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Why does Earth have different seasons? 

• because of the distance between Earth and the sun 
• because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis 
• because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis 
• because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun 

As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.

• months
• day and night
• seasons
• years

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune
• Pluto
• Earth
• Uranus

Which planet is seventh from the sun?

• Saturn
• Earth
• Venus
• Uranus

Which is the fourth planet from the sun?

• Mars
• Saturn
• Earth
• Jupiter

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

How many days does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?

• 30 days
• 365 days
•  100 days
• 40 days

Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

• Sun and moon orbit Earth
• Earth and moon orbit Sun
• Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
• Earth and sun orbit moon