5th Grade Unit 4 Review

The sun’s gravity is _________ Earth’s because the sun is _________ than Earth.

• stronger than; smaller
• weaker than; bigger
• stronger than; bigger
• weaker than; smaller

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Tanya is standing in her home in Poland when she drops a book. She notices that whenever she drops something, it falls to the floor. She knows that whatever she drops falls “down.” Then, she thinks to herself that whatever is on the other side of Earth must fall “up” into space. Which of the following statements would best help Tanya understand why anything Mateo (in Chile) drops will not fall “up”?

• All objects on Earth fall “down” but Earth prevents them from traveling any farther.
• All objects on Earth fall in the same direction because gravity only has one direction.
• All objects on Earth fall “down” no matter their location because gravity pulls them toward the center of Earth.
• All objects on Earth are pushed to the surface of Earth by outside gravitational forces, so objects cannot fall “up.”

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Why do our shadows move during the day?

• The moon is moving during the day, so the moon is in a different spot
• The sun is moving during the day, so the sun is in a different spot
• The earth is moving around the sun during the day, so the sun is in a different spot
• The earth is moving around the moon during the day, so the moon is in a different spot

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The sun has the highest apparent brightness to Earth because it

• is closer to Earth than any other star.
• is larger than any other star.
• produces more light than other stars.
• is hotter than other stars.

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Marnie looks through a telescope and finds three different stars. All the stars she finds are the same size. Their relative distance from Earth is shown below. What claim can Marnie make about which of the three stars will have the greatest apparent brightness when viewed from Earth?

• Star A, because it is closest to Earth.
• Star B, because it is farther away from the other stars.
• Star C, because it is farthest from Earth.
• All the stars will have the same apparent brightness because she is using a telescope.

The sun rises in the _______.

• east
• north
• south
• west

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What causes day and night?

• Earth moves closer to and farther away from the sun.
• Earth rotates on its axis
• The sun's light gets brighter and darker in a pattern.
• The moon moves into and out of the sun's light.

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Jamie wants to model the way Earth rotates on its axis. He asks his friend Maya to help. Jamie asks Maya to represent Earth in his model, while he represents the sun. What should Jaime and Maya do in order to model the sun and Earth’s rotation?

• Jamie should walk in a circle around Maya.
• Jamie and Maya should move in a circle at the same pace.
• Jamie should turn in a slow circle while Maya stands still.
• Jaime should stand still while Maya turns in a slow circle.

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Byron is drawing a model of Earth and the sun, as shown here. He wants to model day and night, as well as Earth’s rotation on its axis. Which of the following models Earth’s and the sun’s position after 12 hours?

• Model A
• Model B
• Model C
• Model D

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Why does the moon change shape?

• As the moon orbits earth, the sun lights up different parts of the moon
• As the earth orbits the moon, the sun lights up different parts of the moon
• As the sun orbits the earth, the sun lights up different parts of the moon

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