Unit 6 Science Review

The sun rises in the ​ (a)   and sets in the ​ (b)   .

• east
• west

If the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, which photo best shows were the sun should be around 10:00am?

• 
• 
• 

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Sun

,

(b) Earth

,

(c) Moon

• Revolves around the sun every 365 days

• Rotates on its axis every 25-35 days

• Revolves around the earth every 27 days

• contains solid, liquid, and gaseous water

• Rotates on its axis every 27 days

• contains only solid water (ice)

• Largest object in the solar system

• Planet

• can support life

• Is larger and has more gravity than Earth

• Is smaller and has less gravity than Earth

• Has little to no atmosphere

• Star

• Reflects and absorbs light from the sun

• Rotates on its axis every 24 hours

• Is mostly made of gases like hydrogen and helium

• Reflects light from the sun

• Satellite

• Produces its own light

• does not contain water

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Reorder the following planets:

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

Reorder the following planets:

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Jupiter

There are ​ (a)   hours in a day. If there were only 11 hours of daylight today, there would be ​ (b)   hours of night because 13 + ​ (c)   = 24.

• 24
• 13
• 11

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If the Earth spun on its axis FASTER, the days would be ​ (a)  

If the Earth spun on its axis SLOWER, the days would be ​ (b)  

• shorter.
• longer.

Label each point with an approximate time:

a

b

c

d

Noon

Midnight

6:00pm

6:00am

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Rotation vs. Revolution

Groups:

(a) Rotation

,

(b) Revolution

• Spinning on its axis

• 
• 24 hours

• Seasons/Years

• 
• 
• Day/Night

• Orbiting around another object

• 
• 365 days

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Match the following

• Moon

• Solar

• Sun

• Rotate

• Seasons

• Lunar

• Day/Night

• Revolution + Tilt

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