5th grade: Earth and Space Systems

The movement around another object is called a __________.

• axis

• planet

• revolution

• gravity

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A huge ball of gas that gives off light.

• planet

• axis

• solar system

• star

Star at the center of our solar system. Earth orbits around it and it provide us with energy.

• sun

• moon

• meteor

• star

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How far is Earth from the sun?

• 1 billion years

• 93 million miles

• 1 milliom miles

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How long does it take for the energy of the sun to reach Earth?

• 8 minutes

• 25 minutes

• 5 hours

• 1 minute

What force keeps the planets, sun, and moon in orbit?

• rotation

• gravity

• star's light

• Milky Way

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This is made up of millions or billions of stars, gas, and dust held together in a group by gravity.

• planet

• sun

• solar system

• galaxy

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An example of a model would be a ________.

• planet

• star

• globe

• sun

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The sun is 109 times larger than Earth.

• true

• false

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Name one reason why the sun is so important to Earth.

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