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5th Grade Unit 12 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
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1.

A solar system is:

a)

A star and the planets and other space objects that revolve around it.

b)

A large, round body that revolves around a star.

c)

Nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies.

d)

Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.

2.

A planet is:

a)

A star and the planets and other space objects that revolve around it.

b)

A large, round body that revolves around a star.

c)

Nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies.

d)

Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.

3.

A dwarf planet is:

a)

A star and the planets and other space objects that revolve around it.

b)

A large, round body that revolves around a star.

c)

Smaller, nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies.

d)

Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.

4.

An asteroid is:

a)

A star and the planets and other space objects that revolve around it.

b)

A large, round body that revolves around a star.

c)

Smaller, nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies.

d)

Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.

5.

A comet is:

a)

A chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust.

b)

A large, round body that revolves around a star.

c)

Smaller, nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies.

d)

Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.

6.

Select all of the inner planets:

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

7.

Select all of the outer planets:

a)

Neptune

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

e)

Jupiter

8.

Planets travel in an ________

a)

Oval-shaped orbit.

b)

Pieces of rock that break off of asteroids and travel through space.

c)

Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.

d)

A chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust.

9.

A meteoroid is:

a)

Oval-shaped orbit.

b)

Pieces of rock that break off of asteroids and travel through space.

c)

Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.

d)

A chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust.

10.

Select all the ways stars can be classified:

a)

Color

b)

Temperature

c)

Brightness

d)

Size

e)

Shape

11.

Select the different types of galaxies:

a)

Spiral

b)

Barred-spiral

c)

Elliptical

d)

Irregular

e)

Nebula

12.

Astronomy is:

a)

The study of objects in space and their characteristics.

b)

Huge balls of hot, glowing gases that produce their own heat and light.

c)

Everything that exists.

d)

A group of billions of stars,

the objects that orbit the stars, gas, and dust.

13.

The universe is:

a)

The study of objects in space and their characteristics.

b)

Huge balls of hot, glowing gases that produce their own heat and light.

c)

Everything that exists.

d)

A group of billions of stars,

the objects that orbit the stars, gas, and dust.

14.

Stars are:

a)

The study of objects in space and their characteristics.

b)

Huge balls of hot, glowing gases that produce their own heat and light.

c)

Everything that exists.

d)

A group of billions of stars,

the objects that orbit the stars, gas, and dust.

15.

A galaxy is:

a)

The study of objects in space and their characteristics.

b)

Huge balls of hot, glowing gases that produce their own heat and light.

c)

Everything that exists.

d)

A group of billions of stars,

the objects that orbit the stars, gas, and dust.

16.

Everything in the solar system revolves around the _____.

a)

Sun

b)

Milky Way Galaxy

c)

Earth

d)

Moon

17.

A ____ is an instrument that allows people on Earth to better see distant objects in space.

a)

telescope

b)

space station

c)

constellation

d)

magnifying glass

18.

Select all of the things found in our solar system:

a)

Planets

b)

Moons

c)

Stars, other than the Sun

d)

Asteroids

e)

Black holes

19.

The "Great Dark Spot" is a massive storm on the planet _____

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

20.

Which planet most likely has a mass more than 300 times greater than the mass of Earth?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

21.

All visible stars in the night sky are many times larger than Earth. Why do they look like tiny points of light?

a)

They are moving very fast

b)

They are located very far from Earth

c)

The some of the light/brightness from stars does not reach Earth

22.

Larger stars are usually _______ than smaller stars.

a)

hotter

b)

brighter

c)

prettier

d)

closer to Earth

23.

Why is the Sun more important to us than other stars?

a)

The Sun is very large

b)

The Sun is hotter than other stars

c)

The Sun is a better color than other stars

d)

Compared to other stars, the Sun is very close to Earth.

24.

Select the ways in which the outer planets are different from the inner planets:

a)

Many moons

b)

Rings

c)

Composition of gases

d)

Smaller diameters

e)

Rocky surfaces

25.

The planets are divided into rocky planets and gas giants. The rocky planets refer to the _____

a)

inner planets

b)

outer planets