Solar System Unit Test

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.

• comet
• axis
• satellite
• space probe

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

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

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

One kind of  _______ is the crescent Moon.  

• axis
• asteroid
• phase
• space probe

One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

• axis
• rotation
• revolution
• satellite

The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system
• earth
• rotation
• United States

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

• The inner planets all have water
• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
• the outer planets are gas planets
• the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• between earth and mars
• Between Uranus and Neptune
• Between Mercury and Venus
• Between Mars and Jupiter

Select the order from smallest to largest.

• Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
• Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
• Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
• Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way

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