6 Grade Science Review

The imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole around which Earth rotates is called its ____________.

• equator

• atomosphere

• axis

• rotate

Which moon phase is pictured?

• First Quarter

• Waxing gibbous

• Waning gibbous

• Third Quarter

Name this phase of the moon.

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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What moon phase would be seen from Earth when the moon is at position 5? 

• new moon
• first quarter
• full moon
• third quarter

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Solar eclipses occur during which Moon phase?

• New Moon
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous

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Which of the following is not a type of galaxy?

• Irregular
• Triangular
• Spiral
• Elliptical 

Which word means the distance that light travels in one year?

• Astronomical Unit

• light year

• parsec

• kilometer

The Milky Way is a....

• spiral galaxy

• elliptical galaxy

• irregular galaxy

• star

This German scientist proposed that continents used to fit together in a large mass and drifted to their current positions over billions of years.

• Wegener
• Einstein
• Darwin
• Mendel

The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor is...

• Sea-floor spreading

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• None of the above