Galaxies, Solar System and Planets 5th Grade SGE

There are billions of galaxies in the universe. Which is not found in other galaxies?

• Gas

• Dust

• Earth

• Starts

Earth belongs to which of the following?

• Pinwheel Galaxy

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Sombrero Galaxy

Some planets have many moons, others have none. Which group of planets tend to have more moons?

• Rocky planets

• Small planets

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

Click on 3 basic characteristics of planets.

• Have mass, rotates on axis, revolves around a star

• Rotates on an axis, rocky surface, rotates around satellites

• Has a rocky surface, contains an atmosphere, rotates fast enough

• Revolves around a star, contains life, creates heat and light

All the gas planets

• Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

• Saturn, Jupiter Uranus, Neptune, Venus

• Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Mars

• Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

The 5th planet from the sun

• Earth

• Uranus

• Mars

• Jupiter

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Ganymede is a moon of Jupiter. It's larger than Mercury and has a metallic core similar to earth's core. Why is Ganymede classified as a moon rather than a planet?

• It's too large to be a planet

• It orbits Jupiter instead of the sun

• It is too small and debris is floating around it

• It is further from the sun than Mercury

Which of the following best describes the difference between comets and asteroids?

• Comets orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter; asteroids form patterns in the sky

• Comets orbit planets; asteroids orbit the sun

• Comets are mostly ice; asteroids are mostly rock with small amounts of ice

• Comets are hot balls of gas; asteroids are mostly ice

Why does the shape of the moon change?

• The moon grows and shrinks throughout the month, causing it to look big or small at times

• The shape does not change, the amount of the moon that is in light changes based on the position of the earth, moon, and sun

• When light hits the moon it causes the moon dust to shift creating dark spots

• The position of the earth blocks the moon light at certain times causing shadows on the moon

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The only planet with life...that we know of.

• Andromeda

• Mars

• Florida

• Earth

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