5th Grade Science STAAR Review 8

Which of the following is a characteristic of both the Earth and the Moon?

• Atmosphere containing oxygen
• Rocky surface covered with landforms
• Flowing water in oceans and rivers
• Fossils and fossil fuels under the surface

A student created a diagram to compare the characteristics of the Earth and the Moon.
Which of the following characteristics could be placed in the center part of the diagram?

• orbits another object
• strong gravitational pull
• rotates every 24 hours
• has an atmosphere

to spin on an axis

• orbit
• rotate
• axis
• atmosphere

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

• 24
• 1
• 365

The moon’s surface has many more craters than the Earth’s. What best explains the difference in the number of craters on the surface of the Moon and the Earth?

• The Moon rarely gets impacted by meteorites.
• The Earth’s atmosphere protects it from impacts.
• The Moon’s gravity attracts more meteorites than Earth's.
• The Earth rotates on its axis more quickly than the Moon.

Day and night is caused by the . . .

• revolution of Earth around the Sun
• orbit of Earth around the Moon
• rotation of earth on its axis.
• rotation of the Moon on it's axis

Which has changes due to weathering?

• Only the Sun
• Sun and Moon
• Earth and Sun
• Only Earth

Which statement correctly describes the Sun's apparent movement across the sky?

• As Earth spins on its axis, it makes the Sun appear to move across the sky.
• As the Sun spins around Earth, it moves across the sky.
• Earth rotates around the Sun every 24 hours, making the Sun appear to move across the sky. 
• The Sun rotates around Earth every 12 hours, making the Sun appear to move across the sky. 

The Moon rotates around the Earth once, about every -

• year
• week
• month
• 180 days

Which of these physical characteristics are found on the Earth but NOT on the Moon? 

• mountains
• valleys
• lakes
• plains