Quiz about U3W3 Earth

Question 1

The _______ of something is how much of that thing there is.

Accepted Answer

amount

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limit

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globe

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price

Question 2

____________ is the study of the stars and planets.

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astronomy

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astronaut

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science

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scientist

Question 3

The _______ is a scale model of the world (Earth).

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globe

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map

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story

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picture

Question 4

The __________ includes Earth and the planets that move around the sun.

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solar system

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arctic

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atmosphere

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temperature

Question 5

If you __________ someone or something, you provide what they need.

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support

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imagine

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think

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love

Question 6

The ___________ of something tells how hot or cold that thing is.

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temperature

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coolness

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warmth

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support

Question 7

When you feel _________ of the sun, you feel its heat.

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warmth

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sun

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coldness

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happiness

Question 8

What makes Earth a special planet?

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it has living beings on it

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it has volcanoes

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it has lots of water

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it is mostly made of rock

Question 9

How many people live on Earth?

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billions

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thousands

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millions

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trillions

Question 10

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

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Earth has the right temperature for life

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some planets are too cold to support life

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some planets are too hot to support life

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gases cover the planet

Question 11

How many planets are in the solar system? Answer on page 244.

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8

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6

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7

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9

Question 12

Which two planets are Earth's neighbors? Answer on page 244.

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Venus and Mars

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Mercury and Jupiter

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Mars and Jupiter

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Mercury and Venus

Question 13

Which are the rocky planets? Answer on page 244.

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

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Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

Question 14

Look at the picture on page 244 and 245. What does it show?

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planets and objects in our solar system

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how hot the sun is

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only the gas planets

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what the Earth looks like from space

Question 15

Which are the largest planets?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 16

What does this picture on page 246 show?

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gas planets

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rocky planets

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the entire solar system

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how Earth orbits the sun

Question 17

Look at this diagram on page 247. Which is the biggest planet?

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Jupiter

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Saturn

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Neptune

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Uranus

Question 18

Earth is the _____ planet from the sun.

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third

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first

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second

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fourth

Question 19

How far is the Sun from the Earth? Answer on page 247.

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93 million miles

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1,000 miles

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8,000 miles

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3,733 miles

Question 20

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

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how large Earth is

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Jupiter is the biggest planet

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gas giants

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rocky planets

Question 21

Which desert does the author use to illustrate how hot Earth is? Answer on page 247.

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Sahara

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Amazon

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Nile

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Mohave

Question 22

Look at this diagram on page 248. What does it show?

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the orbit of different planets around the sun

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which way planets spin

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how hot Mercury is compared to Earth

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How cold Mars is compared to Mercury

Question 23

"The orbits are a little bit elliptical."

What does elliptical mean? Answer on page 248.

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oval-shaped

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length and width

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rectangular

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perfect circle

Question 24

"Planets also rotate as they travel."

What does rotate mean? Answer on page 248.

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spin around

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oval-shaped

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flip around

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move up and down

Question 25

How many hours does it take the Earth to rotate in one day? Answer on page 248.

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24 hours

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60 hours

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48 hours

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72 hours

Question 26

Which is Earth's closest neighbor?

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the moon

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the Sun

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Mars

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Venus

Question 27

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

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the Moon's shape seems to change

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the Moon comes out every night

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there is a full moon

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the moon looks cut in half

Question 28

Look at the picture on page 250. What does it show?

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the phases of the Moon

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the Moon's orbit around Earth

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rocky planets

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Earth's orbit around the Sun

Question 29

Look at this picture. What does it show?

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craters on the Moon

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volcanoes on the Moon

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lava on the Moon

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asteroids and comets

Question 30

"You would also see many craters."

What does craters mean? Answer on page 252.

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bowl-shaped pits

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old volcanoes

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caves

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lava tubes

U3W3 Earth

32 questions

The _______ of something is how much of that thing there is.

____________ is the study of the stars and planets.

The _______ is a scale model of the world (Earth).

The __________ includes Earth and the planets that move around the sun.

If you __________ someone or something, you provide what they need.

The ___________ of something tells how hot or cold that thing is.

When you feel _________ of the sun, you feel its heat.

What is the author's first and last name? Spelling and capitalization must be correct.

What makes Earth a special planet?

How many people live on Earth?

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