FOSS Grade 5 Earth & Sun Investigation #5 Review OLS

How long does it take the moon, on average, to orbit Earth?

• 28 days

• 31 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

When the moon is lit on the LEFT, we call it:

• waning

• full

• waxing

• new

A waxing moon phase means that:

• The whole surface of the moon is in darkness

• The whole surface of the moon is lit

• The light is on the left

• The light is on the right

Which of these is considered a dwarf planet?

• Io

• Pluto

• Andromeda

• Circus

Where is Pluto located?

• asteroid belt

• Inner Planets

• Kuiper Belt

• Outer Planets

These planets are cold, very large, and have no stable surface

• Gas Giants

• dwarf planets

• Terrestrial Planets

• moons

There are four terrestrial planets in our solar system. What does "terrestrial" mean?

• of or within a territory

• the proceeding before a criminal court trial

• from another planet, alien

• referring to land; of, in, on a solid surface

What is known as the pulling force of attraction between two objects?

• friendship

• gravity

• friction

• magnetism

What keeps all the planets in their specific orbits, revolving around the Sun?

• Angels Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel

• The moon's gravity

• Each planet's own gravity

• The Sun's gravity

Stages of the moon's light over the course of a month:

• eclipse

• phrase

• phase

• cycle