Science Graded Practice V Grade

Observing the sun throughout the day over the same location will show the sun in different parts of the sky. What cause this?

• orbit of Earth around the sun

• rotation of the Earth on its axis

• movement of the Sun through space

• reflection of the sun off the moon

What is the force that keeps Earth in its orbit around the Sun?

• Gravity

• motion

• speed

• weight

An imaginary line that goes through the center of an object is called ________

• translation

• rotation

• pattern

• axis

What is the spinning motion of a planet on its axis?

• orbit

• satellite

• rotation

• revolution

What word is used to describe one object moving around another object?

• orbit

• revolution

• rotation

• gravity

Which best explains why we have night?

• Clouds cover the sun on that part of Earth.

• The shadow of the moon falls on that part of Earth.

• That part of Earth is pointed away from the sun.

• Temperature gets low.

How many days does Earth take to complete a revolution around the sun?

• 29 days

• 365 days

• 30 days

• 250 days

The Earth´s path around the sun is called _____

• axis

• orbit

• equator

• lane

The shape of Earth´s orbit is nearly _______

• circular

• flipped

• triangular

• random

Summer occurs on the hemisphere of Earth that is _____.

• turned away from the Sun

• tilted away from the Sun

• tilted toward the Sun

• turned toward the Sun