Earth, the Moon, and the Stars, Grade 5 Part 1 Test

Gravity _____________.

• pulls on objects

• pushes on objects.

• is only on Earth

• is only on the Moon

Meteorites that reach Earth’s surface are usually the size of

• a person's hand.

• a large vehicle.

• a grain of sand.

• a larger rock.

Where is Earth’s gravity the strongest?

• on top of a mountain

• in an airplane

• near the ocean

• it is always the same.

The sun is about __________ bigger than Earth

• ten times

• one hundred

• one thousand

• one million

What would happen to Earth without the sun’s gravity?

• Earth would drift into space.

• Earth would orbit the sun.

• Earth would be smaller.

• Earth would get closer to the sun.

Your weight on the moon is ____________ your weight on Earth.

• one-sixth

• one-half

• two-thirds

• the same as

Why do stars produce bright light?

• They are very hot.

• They are far away.

• They are very large.

• They are nearby.

The sun look bigger than other stars from Earth because it is

• farther.

• closer.

• younger.

• brighter.

What is a light-year?

• a unit of space

• a unit of time

• a unit of energy

• a unit of distance

About how far away is the sun from Earth?

• 20 light-years

• 4.3 light-years

• 8 light minutes

• 1 light-year