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Worksheets5th Grade Unit 12 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
A solar system is:
A star and the planets and other space objects that revolve around it.
A large, round body that revolves around a star.
Nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies.
Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.
A planet is:
A star and the planets and other space objects that revolve around it.
A large, round body that revolves around a star.
Nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies.
Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.
A dwarf planet is:
A star and the planets and other space objects that revolve around it.
A large, round body that revolves around a star.
Smaller, nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies.
Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.
An asteroid is:
A star and the planets and other space objects that revolve around it.
A large, round body that revolves around a star.
Smaller, nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies.
Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.
A comet is:
A chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust.
A large, round body that revolves around a star.
Smaller, nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies.
Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.
Select all of the inner planets:
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Select all of the outer planets:
Neptune
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Planets travel in an ________
Oval-shaped orbit.
Pieces of rock that break off of asteroids and travel through space.
Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.
A chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust.
A meteoroid is:
Oval-shaped orbit.
Pieces of rock that break off of asteroids and travel through space.
Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.
A chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust.
Select all the ways stars can be classified:
Color
Temperature
Brightness
Size
Shape
Select the different types of galaxies:
Spiral
Barred-spiral
Elliptical
Irregular
Nebula
Astronomy is:
The study of objects in space and their characteristics.
Huge balls of hot, glowing gases that produce their own heat and light.
Everything that exists.
A group of billions of stars,
the objects that orbit the stars, gas, and dust.
The universe is:
The study of objects in space and their characteristics.
Huge balls of hot, glowing gases that produce their own heat and light.
Everything that exists.
A group of billions of stars,
the objects that orbit the stars, gas, and dust.
Stars are:
The study of objects in space and their characteristics.
Huge balls of hot, glowing gases that produce their own heat and light.
Everything that exists.
A group of billions of stars,
the objects that orbit the stars, gas, and dust.
A galaxy is:
The study of objects in space and their characteristics.
Huge balls of hot, glowing gases that produce their own heat and light.
Everything that exists.
A group of billions of stars,
the objects that orbit the stars, gas, and dust.
Everything in the solar system revolves around the _____.
Sun
Milky Way Galaxy
Earth
Moon
A ____ is an instrument that allows people on Earth to better see distant objects in space.
telescope
space station
constellation
magnifying glass
Select all of the things found in our solar system:
Planets
Moons
Stars, other than the Sun
Asteroids
Black holes
The "Great Dark Spot" is a massive storm on the planet _____
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Mercury
Which planet most likely has a mass more than 300 times greater than the mass of Earth?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
All visible stars in the night sky are many times larger than Earth. Why do they look like tiny points of light?
They are moving very fast
They are located very far from Earth
The some of the light/brightness from stars does not reach Earth
Larger stars are usually _______ than smaller stars.
hotter
brighter
prettier
closer to Earth
Why is the Sun more important to us than other stars?
The Sun is very large
The Sun is hotter than other stars
The Sun is a better color than other stars
Compared to other stars, the Sun is very close to Earth.
Select the ways in which the outer planets are different from the inner planets:
Many moons
Rings
Composition of gases
Smaller diameters
Rocky surfaces
The planets are divided into rocky planets and gas giants. The rocky planets refer to the _____
inner planets
outer planets
