6th Grade Earth Science Review Game

What kind of galaxy is this?

• Ring
• Irregular
• Spiral
• Elliptical 

What is the name of our galaxy?

• Snickers
• Andromeda
• Local Group
• Milky Way

The graph below shows the diameters of the planets. The diameter of a planet is the distance from one side to the other through the middle at the widest part. Which two planets are closest in size?

• Uranus and Neptune
• Venus and Mars
• Jupiter and Saturn
• Mercury and Earth

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Pluto is called a dwarf planet. It is smaller than the planets in the solar system. The size of each solar system planet is listed in the table below. Which planet is MOST likely closest to Pluto in size?  
 

• Mars
• Mercury
• Jupiter
• Neptune

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Which set of planets is in order, from largest to smallest?

• Jupiter, Mars, Mercury
• Jupiter, Venus, Earth
• Uranus, Saturn, Mars
• Uranus, Mars, Venus

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How do gas giants compare to the terrestrial planets?

• terrestrial planets are much larger
• terrestrial planets are much smaller
• gas giants are slightly larger
• gas giants are slightly smaller

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Melinda learned that days in some seasons have more daylight hours than in other seasons. Which season receives the MOST hours of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Fall
• Spring
• Summer
• Winter

What is the approximate length of time it takes the Moon to complete one lunar cycle?

• 14 Days
• 29 Days
• 180 Days
• 365 Days

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The moon revolves around Earth about once every________.

• day
• year
• week 
• month

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Day and night are caused by _______________.

• Earth's rotation
• Earth's revolution
• Moon's revolution
• Moon's rotation

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