Quiz about Sky Science Part 1 Grade 6

Question 1

Which one is NOT a source/emitter of light?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Star

Answer

Meteor

Answer

Sun

Question 2

Which is NOT a reflector of light?

Accepted Answer

Meteor

Answer

Moon

Answer

Comet

Answer

Earth

Question 3

Which is NOT a reflector of light?

Accepted Answer

Star

Answer

Asteroid

Answer

Comet

Answer

Saturn

Question 4

How many planets are now in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

9

Answer

7

Question 5

What is earth's natural satellite?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Stars

Answer

Galaxy

Answer

Solar System

Question 6

What is a group of stars that form a pattern called?

Accepted Answer

Constellation

Answer

Cluster

Answer

Galaxy

Answer

Milky Way

Question 7

What is a cluster of stars called?

Accepted Answer

Galaxy

Answer

Constellation

Answer

Meteor

Answer

Meteorite

Question 8

What is an object that enters earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Meteor

Answer

Meter

Answer

Meteoroid

Answer

Meteorite

Question 9

What is a relatively small object travelling through space?

Accepted Answer

Meteoroid

Answer

Meter

Answer

Meteor

Answer

Meteorite

Question 10

What is a meteor that has reached earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

Meteorite

Answer

Meter

Answer

Meteoroid

Answer

Meteor

Question 11

What is our galaxy called?

Accepted Answer

Milky Way

Answer

Constellation

Answer

Cluster of stars

Answer

Northern hemisphere

Question 12

How many hours does it take for the earth to rotate once on it's axis?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

20

Answer

367

Answer

365

Question 13

How many days does it take for the earth to orbit the sun?

Accepted Answer

365

Answer

20

Answer

367

Answer

24

Question 14

What is a name for a body in space?

Accepted Answer

Celestial body

Answer

Star

Answer

Sun

Answer

planet

Question 15

What is the smallest planet?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Answer

Saturn

Question 16

What is the largest planet?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Mercury

Question 17

What is the path on which a planet travels called?

Accepted Answer

Orbit

Answer

Circle

Answer

Path

Answer

Map

Question 18

What shape is the path on which a planet travels called?

Accepted Answer

Elliptical

Answer

Circle

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Square

Question 19

A star map shows...

Accepted Answer

Location of stars

Answer

Location of solar system

Answer

Location of planets

Answer

Location of satellites

Question 20

Summer constellations can only be seen during

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Fall

Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Question 21

The sun is a star

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 22

There are 9 planets in our solar system

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 23

A group of stars clustered together is called a galaxy

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 24

The moon is a natural satellite

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 25

It takes 365 (365.25) days for the earth to spin on it's axis

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 26

It takes 365 (365.25) days for the earth to revolve around the sun

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 27

It takes 24 days for the earth to rotate on its axis

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 28

It takes 24 hours for the earth to rotate on its axis

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 29

Our galaxy is called the Silky Way

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 30

Our galaxy is called the Milky Way

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 31

Meteoroids are small solid bodies from outer space

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 32

All meteors land on earth

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 33

The moon is a source of light

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 34

A body that revolves around another is a

Accepted Answer

satellite

Answer

star

Answer

sun

Answer

orbit

Question 35

The Sun, its 8 planets, their moons, and several other bodies is called

Accepted Answer

solar system

Answer

star

Answer

satellite

Answer

sun

Question 36

The reason we can see objects that don't emit light is because they reflect light

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 37

Constellations appear to change positions in the sky because the earth revolves around the Sun

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 38

Constellations appear to rotate counterclockwise (to the left) in the sky

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 39

Living things need light and rain from the sun

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 40

Living things need light and heat from the sun

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 41

The Sun's brightness is from a thermometer

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 42

The Sun's brightness is from thermonuclear reactions (fusion)

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 43

What is the Sun made up of?

Accepted Answer

Mostly helium and hydrogen

Answer

Mostly oxygen

Answer

Mostly calcium and hydrogen

Answer

Mostly carbon dioxide

Question 44

A solar wind is

Accepted Answer

a continuous flow of gases from the Sun

Answer

a strong breeze from the ocean

Answer

wind when it is sunny outside

Answer

a tornado

Question 45

The eye's retina can be permanently damaged from the Sun's ultraviolet rays in 3 seconds

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 46

The length of a shadow is longer around noon

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 47

The length of a shadow is shorter around noon

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 48

The length of a shadow changes throughout the day because of the rotation of the Earth on its axis

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 49

June 21 is known as

Accepted Answer

summer solstice

Answer

Vernal equinox

Answer

Autum equinox

Answer

winter solstice

Question 50

March 21 is known as

Accepted Answer

Vernal equinox

Answer

Autum equinox

Answer

winter solstice

Answer

summer solstice

Question 51

December 21 is known as

Accepted Answer

winter solstice

Answer

Vernal equinox

Answer

Autum equinox

Answer

summer solstice

Question 52

September 21 is known as

Accepted Answer

Autum equinox

Answer

Vernal equinox

Answer

winter solstice

Answer

summer solstice

Sky Science Part 1 Grade 6

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