Science - Unit 6 - Earth and Space

Which causes changes in the appearance of the moon's shape?

• moon craters

• moon marias

• moon phases

• moon eclipses

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True or False: A sun is a large round object that revolves around a star

• True
• False

Answer explanation

A large round object that revolves around a star is called a planet

What does a solar system contain?

• a star and all the bodies that revolve around it

• a star and the planets near it

• the planets, moons, and asteroids around a star

• a group of stars

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Earth is a planets in the solar system. A planet can have one or more moons. What is another word that means the same as moon?

• comet

• star

• asteroid

• satellite

True or False: It takes about as long as one rotation of Earth for the moon to revolve around Earth once

• True
• False

Answer explanation

It takes about as long as one rotation of the moon for the moon to revolve once around Earth

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The outer planets are the four farthest from the sun. Which characteristic do all four outer planets share?

• cores of liquid metal and rock

• surfaces of frozen rock and ice

• evidence of very abundant life

• largest diameters in the solar system

What is an orbit?

• the path one object takes around another object in space

• the speed at which a planet moves around the sun

• the distance of a planet from the sun

• the turning of a planet on its axis

• a brand of gum

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Which of these is responsible for changes from day to night on Earth?

• Earth orbiting the sun

• Earth's tilt

• Earth rotating about its axis

• the moon orbiting Earth

What best demonstrates how a rotating object moves?

A group of stars that seems to form a pattern in the night sky is

• an asteroid

• a polaris

• ursa major

• a constellation