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Space Unit Review (6th Grade)

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What imaginary line is drawn around the earth’s center?

a)

equator

b)

axis

c)

prime meridian

2.

The equator divides the earth into ___________ and ___________ hemispheres.

a)

eastern and western

b)

northern and southern

3.

How do the seasons happen?

a)

Earth's distance away from the sun

b)

Earth's distance towards the sun

c)

Earth's tilted axis

4.

How often does a solstice happen in a year?

a)

three times

b)

once

c)

twice

5.
Imaginary line that runs through the north & south poles of earth.
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
latitude
d)
degrees
6.
The spinning of the earth on its axis.
a)
orbit
b)
revolution
c)
day
d)
rotation
7.
The orbiting of earth around the sun.
a)
orbit
b)
revolution
c)
year
d)
rotation
8.
What is this movement?
a)
axis 
b)
equator
c)
rotation
d)
revolution
9.
What is this movement?
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
rotation
d)
revolution
10.

How can it be summer & winter at the same time on the same planet?

a)

one hemisphere is closer to the sun

b)

one hemisphere is receiving the direct rays of the sun while the other is receiving indirect rays

c)

one hemisphere has a path of warm winds from the north

d)

the southern hemisphere balances out the temperatures for earth

11.
The image depicts a 
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
12.
The image depicts a 
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
13.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
14.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing crescent phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
d)
This is the last quarter moon.
15.
What moon phase is this image?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
16.
What phase of the moon is this image?
a)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
17.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
18.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
19.

A smaller rocky body orbiting the sun is most likely

a)

an asteroid

b)

a meteriod

c)

a meteroite

d)

a comet

20.
The belt between Mars and Jupiter
a)

Kuiper Belt

b)

Asteroid Belt

c)

Meteors

d)

Oort Cloud

21.
They are sometimes called shooting stars
a)
interplanetary dust
b)
asteroids
c)
comets
d)
meteors
22.
Sometimes I am called a "dirty snowball". I have a hydrogen cloud, coma, and a nucleus. I am invisible except when near the sun. What am I?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Star
c)
Meteor
d)
Comet
23.
When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?
a)
meteorite
b)
meteroid
c)
meteor
24.
Huge chunks of rock and metal (some measuring miles wide) and are believed to be left-over pieces of planets and moons are called:
a)
Comets
b)
Meteors
c)
Asteroids
d)
Meteroids
25.
What is a meteor called when it's in space?
a)
meteroid
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
26.
Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.
a)
gravity
b)
lunar phases
c)
tides
d)
dabbing
27.
What causes tides?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
28.
How many high tides does a place have each day?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
29.

Which planet is called the red planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

30.
The outer planets are known as the gas giants.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
What is the correct order of the outer planets?
a)
Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
b)
Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
d)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter
32.
I have beautiful rings, I am a gas giant and I am the sixth planet from the sun.  Who am I?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Uranus
c)
Neptune
d)
Saturn
33.
How are galaxies held together.
a)
gas
b)
dust
c)
stars
d)
gravitational attraction
34.
Our Galaxy is called the
a)
M38
b)
Milky Way Galaxy
c)
Andromeda Galaxy
d)
Pinwheel Galaxy
35.
All stars begin as a __________?
a)
giant
b)
black hole
c)
white dwarf
d)
nebula
36.
pulls clusters of stars together in most galaxies.
a)
air
b)
Big Bang Theory
c)
gravity
d)
dark energy
37.

What are stars made of?

a)

hot gases

b)

ice

c)

hydraulic gas

d)

dust and clouds

38.

Why does the sun look so big to us?

a)

It is the closest star to Earth.

b)

It is the biggest star.

c)

It is farthest star from Earth.

d)

It is the hottest.

39.

How long does it take Earth to make a full revolution around the Sun?

a)

5983 days

b)

367 day

c)

365 days

d)

875 days

40.

How long does it take for Earth to complete a full rotation?

a)

25 hours

b)

24 hours

c)

1441 minutes

d)

234 hours

41.

Who jumped around the Moon saying: "Hippity-hoppity, hippity hoppity!"

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Michael Collins

42.
What celestial body is at the center of our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Milky Way
d)
Sun
43.
Stars are made mostly of which of the following?
a)
very hot metal
b)
hot gases of hydrogen and helium
c)
hot molten lava
d)
dust and ice
44.
Earth's rotation causes what?
a)
one year
b)
day and night
c)
moon phases
d)
seasons
45.
The imaginary line that represents earth's tilt is called what?
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
prime meridian
d)
degrees
46.
What causes seasons?
a)
earth's distance to the sun
b)
earth's tilt and revolution
c)
earth's tilt and rotation
d)
the moon
47.
How many planets are there?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
48.

Why does the Sun appear larger and brighter on Earth than other stars?

a)

It is the hottest star.

b)

It is the bigger star in the universe.

c)

It is the prettiest star.

d)

It is the closest star to Earth.

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