End of Semester 2 review, 6th grade in VA

Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Mercury

What is considered the most important space exploration invention?

• The telescope

• The satellite

• The space shuttle

• The rocket

What causes the Earth to have seasons?

• The Earth's rotation on its axis

• The Earth's rotation around the Sun

• The distance between the Earth and the Sun

• The tilt of the Earth's axis and revolution around sun

Define 'rotation' in the context of planetary motion.

• The action of orbiting around another body

• The spinning of a planet on its axis

• The movement of one body in space around another

• The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space

Define 'revolution' in the context of planetary motion.

• The spinning of a planet on its axis

• The movement of one body in space around another

• The action of orbiting around another body

• The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space

What causes tides on Earth?

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis

• The gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun

• Changes in atmospheric pressure

• The Earth's magnetic field

Give an example of conduction.

Give an example of convection.

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Give an example of radiation.

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

• Coal

• Oil

• Solar energy

• Natural gas