Earth Sun Moon System Summative Review

The path a planet takes as it revolves around the sun

• axis

• path

• orbit

• revolution

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For a school project, Connor needs to build a model of the solar system. In his model shown, Connor uses a very tiny bead to represent Earth and a giant beach ball to represent the sun. Why did Connor pick a tiny bead to represent Earth and a giant beach ball to represent the sun in his model?

• Because Earth is brighter than the sun

• Because Earth is less solid than the sun

• Because Earth is smaller in size and mass than the sun

• Because Earth is a rocky planet, and the sun is a gaseous planet

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Why does the Sun look different from other stars when viewed from Earth?

• The Sun is bigger than any other star.

• The Sun is brighter than any other star.

• The Sun is more circular than any other star.

• The Sun is closer to Earth than any other star.

Scientists use models to represent or explain things in the natural world. Why are models useful for the study of the solar system?

• Because models cannot be proven wrong.

• Because models describe the way things actually are.

• Because models are always accepted by all scientists.

• Because models can be used to describe how things work.

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Ms. Nesbitt asks her class to identify two types of energy that the Sun gives off. Which types of energy should the class identify?

• Light energy and heat energy

• Wind energy and heat energy

• Light energy and electrical energy

• Wind energy and electrical energy

Which statement explains why Earth has day and night?

• Earth rotates on its axis.

• Earth is tilted on its axis.

• Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The Moon revolves around Earth.

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Which of the following processes takes one year to complete?

• Earth completes one full rotation on its axis.

• Earth completes one full revolution on its axis.

• Earth completes one full rotation around the Sun.

• Earth completes one full revolution around the Sun.

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Four students explained the reason for the different Moon shapes during a month. Which student wrote the best explanation?

• The moon shines from different parts of the sky at different times of the month.

• The moon shapes are caused by cloud that cover parts of the moon.

• The Moon reflects sunlight and revolves around Earth. This causes the amount of light seen from Earth to be different each day.

• The moon grows a little each day until becoming full and then gets smaller each day. This pattern is repeated each month.

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The elliptical path an object takes, as it goes around another object (ex. Earth going around the Sun).

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Axis

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An object that orbits the Earth, moon, or other planet.

• Axis

• Forward Motion

• Galaxy

• Satellite

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