5th Grade Space Exploration Review Quiz

On a day in the distant future, a team of astronauts guides their spaceship on a journey through the solar system. Suddenly, a rocky object a few meters long appears in front of them. They move around the object, only to be confronted with similar objects. Some of these are smaller, and some are slightly larger.

Where is the spaceship most likely located?

• among the solar flares of the Sun

• among the Galilean moons of Jupiter

• between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

• between the orbits of Earth and Venus

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On a day in the distant future, a team of astronauts guides their spaceship on a journey through the solar system. Suddenly, a rocky object a few meters long appears in front of them. They move around the object, only to be confronted with similar objects. Some of these are smaller, and some are slightly larger.

Which of the following have the astronauts most likely encountered?

• asteroids

• comets

• meteoroids

• moons

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Which planet is Saturn?

• T

• U

• V

• W

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On a clear day, the Sun appears to rise in the east, cross the sky overhead, and set in the west. Why does the Sun appear to move?

• because the Sun rotates on its axis as it orbits Earth

• because Earth rotates on its axis as it orbits the Sun

• because the Sun is tilted on its axis

• because Earth is tilted on its axis

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What must happen for a new moon to occur?

• Earth must be orbiting the Moon.

• The Moon must be between Earth and the Sun.

• Earth must be between the Moon and the Sun.

• The Sun must be between the Moon and Earth.

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A teacher has a model of the solar system in his classroom. The janitor knocks it over and has to put it back together. She makes one mistake. Look at the model below. What mistake needs to be corrected?

• Jupiter and Mars are reversed.

• Neptune and Uranus are reversed.

• Venus and Earth are reversed.

• Mercury and Earth are reversed.

Many of the planets in the solar system can be seen from Earth in the night sky. What is true of these planets?

• They are in another galaxy.

• They are in orbit around Earth.

• They do not produce any light.

• They provide Earth with heat and light.

Which figure correctly shows the relationship between Earth, the Moon, and the Sun?

• Diagram A

• Diagram B

• Diagram C

• Diagram D

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The illustration below shows a diagram of the first four planets in the solar system. Three of the planets are labeled. What is the name of the unlabeled planet?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Venus

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Felipe and Stephanie are spending the evening observing stars together. They can see thousands of stars in the dark night sky. Stars outside the solar system are most similar to which of the following?

• an asteroid

• the Moon

• Earth

• the Sun