EXAM fall (6th Grade)

A ball of dust and ice that orbits the sun?

• meteor
• asteroid
• comet
• Earth

Which of the below is called Earth's natural satellite?

• sun
• moon
• saturn
• mars

When does a solar eclipse occur?

• when it passes through the umbra
• when the Earth falls behind the sun
• when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun
• when the moon passes at a slight tilt between planets

Where did rocket technology originated?

• United States
• China
• Soviet Union
• Germany

Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars in a(n)?

• heliocentric model
• astrological model
• geocentric model
• Copernican model

Which planet is called "Earth's Twin?"

• Mars
• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Venus

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

• Mars
• Mercury
• Venus
• Jupiter

Which planets are often called the "terrestrial planets?"

• the outer planets
• the inner planets
• gas giants
• small planets

Gas giants is a name used to describe what?

• the inner planets
• the Great Red Spot
• the outer planets
• the Great Dark Spot

What is the Great Dark Spot?

• a large storm on the surface of Neptune that is bigger than Earth and is ongoing
• a large storm crossing over the planet that comes and goes
• a small valley in the planet that
• a spot on Neptune that is about the size of Earth, like a big storm, but it is no longer there