Grade 6 Science Review

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

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

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The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.

• comet
• axis
• satellite
• space probe

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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 

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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

• 30 days
• 365 days
•  100 days
• 40 days

Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

• Sun and moon orbit Earth
• Earth and moon orbit Sun
• Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
• Earth and sun orbit moon

In which phase of the Moon are you not able to see any of the Moon?

• New Moon
• Gibbous Moon
• Last Quarter Moon
• Crescent Moon

What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?

• distance
• gravity
• shape
• light

A student conducts an investigation about the basic needs of a plant. She gives three plants different amounts of water and the same amount of soil and light. The student measures the growth of the plants. What is the manipulated variable in this investigation?

• the amount of soil

• the amount of light

• the amount of water

• the amount of growth

Scientists can find out what an animal may have eaten in the past by studying what evidence?

• Fossil's of the animal's bones

• Fossil's of the animal's tracks

• Fossils of the animal's droppings

• Fossils of the animal's burrows