5th Grade Systems in Space

The movement around another object is called a __________.

• axis

• planet

• revolution

• gravity

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

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

• rotation

• gravity

• star's light

• Milky Way

What is a light year?

• The time it takes light to travel in a year.

• A measurement of space

• An AU meter

• A and c

What is this phase of the moon called?

• Full Moon
• Crescent Moon
• Gibbous Moon
• New Moon

What is this phase of the moon called?

• Full Moon
• Half Moon
• Gibbous Moon
• New Moon

What is this phase of the moon called? (It's all in shadow.)

• Full Moon
• Crescent Moon
• Gibbous Moon
• New Moon

If the sun is directly overhead, about what time is it?

• Midnight (12am)
• Noon (12pm)
• 6:00am
• 6:00pm

The sun rises in the __________.

• East
• West
• North
• South