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Question Bank for Grade 5 Science

Total questions: 175

Worksheet time: 3hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

A

a)

The Sun orbits the Earth

b)

The Earth orbits the Sun

c)

The Sun rotates on its axis

d)

The Earth rotates on its axis

2.

The length of time it takes Earth to make one rotation

a)

12 hours

b)

1 month

c)

24 hours

d)

365 days

3.

The Earth rotating on its axis causes_______

a)

the day and night cycle

b)

the eight phases of the moon

c)

the four seasons

d)

it to snow

4.

Which statement correctly describes the relationship between the sun, earth, and moon?

A

a)

The moon orbits the Earth while the Earth orbits the Sun.

b)

The Sun orbits the Earth

c)

The moon orbits the Sun

d)

The Earth orbits the Sun and moon.

5.

What causes some stars to appear to stay In the same place, while other stars appear to move across the sky throughout a single night?​    

a)

The Earth rotates on its axis

b)

Earth revolves around the Sun

c)

Half of the Earth faces away from the Sun

d)

The length of nighttime changes

6.

How could you model the rotation of Earth causing the Sun to appear to rise and set?

a)

Hold a light at arms length and turn in a circle

b)

Walk around in a wide circle while a light sits on a desk

c)

Spin around in place while a light sits on a desk

d)

Stand in place while a light is moved over your head

7.

What would happen if the Earth stopped rotating?

a)

The moon would no longer revolve around the Earth.

b)

The Sun would explode.

c)

We would no longer have the day and night cycle.

d)

We would have no seasons.

8.

What part of Earth is experiencing darkness at the same time?

a)

1/3

b)

1/4

c)

1/2

d)

all of Earth

9.

True or False

Earth is tilted on its axis.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

At what angle is Earth tilted on its axis?

a)

50 degrees

b)

23.5 degrees

c)

90.5 degrees

d)

10 degrees

11.

When the sun is high in the sky, the shadows are ________

a)

long

b)

short

12.

Why does your shadow change throughout the day?

a)

The sun revolves around the Earth.

b)

The Earth rotates on its axis.

c)

The moon revolves around the Earth

d)

The moon rotates on its axis.

13.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
14.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
15.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
16.
_______ is a force that acts between two objects which are touching. This force slows any movement between the two objects.
a)
pressure
b)
magnetism
c)
friction
17.

A book falls off the desk. What moves the book towards the floor?

a)

mass

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

speed

18.

A boy rides a skate board down a hill. Eventually the skate board stops. Which is most responsible for causing the skateboard to stop?

a)

gravity acting on the skateboard

b)

friction acting on the skateboard

c)

the mass of the skateboard

d)

the mass of the boy

19.
Speed can be found my calculating...
a)
acceleration/velocity
b)
friction/gravity
c)
momentum/time
d)
distance/time
20.
Friction helps objects to move easier.
a)
true
b)
false
21.

Which surface would have the least amount of friction?

a)

A road

b)

A carpet

c)

An ice skating ring

d)

Astro turff

22.

Which surface would have the most amount of friction?

a)

A road

b)

Carpet

c)

An ice skating ring

d)

Astro turf

23.
Melissa and Gabe were testing the flight of leaves as they tossed them in the air.  The leaves would go up and then came to a rest on the ground.  What force made the leaves land on the ground?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
air pressure
d)
mass
24.

4 cars are at the starting line of a race. Which car will require the most force to start moving?

a)

car with mass of 1200 kilograms

b)

car with mass of 1500 kilograms

c)

car with mass of 1700 kilograms

d)

car with mass of 2000 kilograms

25.

What was the average speed of a car that traveled 180 miles in 3 hours? (speed = distance÷time)

a)

55 mph

b)

60 mph

c)

180 mph

d)

540 mph

26.

John pushed two identical toy cars across the same flat smooth floor. Why did both cars travel the same distance?

a)

because he applied different forces to the two cars

b)

because he pushed the cars at the same time

c)

because he applied the same force to each of the two cars

d)

because he pushed the cars at different times

27.

As Chris and his dad add items to their shopping cart, which will most likely occur?

a)

The cart will become easier to move because the items will increase the mass of the cart.

b)

The cart will become more difficult to move because the items will increase the mass of the cart.

c)

The cart will become more difficult to move because the items will decrease the mass of the cart.

d)

The cart will become easier to move because the items will decrease the mass of the cart.

28.

Katie was pulling a sled with her puppy in it. Katie’s sister then got into the sled with the puppy. How would the sled’s speed most likely change after Katie’s sister got into the sled?

a)

The speed would decrease due to the change in mass.

b)

The speed would decrease due to the change in gravity.

c)

The speed would increase due to the change in mass.

d)

The speed would increase due to the change in friction.

29.

How fast was a train moving if it traveled 100 meters in 10 seconds? (speed = distance ÷ time)

a)

90 meters per second

b)

100 meters per second

c)

1 meter per second

d)

10 meters per second

30.

Chris climbs onto a skateboard ramp halfway between the top and the bottom of the ramp. Because gravity acts on Chris, which is most likely to happen?

a)

He won’t move.

b)

He will roll down the ramp.

c)

He will float above the ramp.

d)

He will roll up the ramp.

31.

Ana is pushing a wheelbarrow of rocks. She stops and unloads half of the rocks. How will this effect the force needed to move the wheelbarrow?

a)

Gravity is decreased, making the wheelbarrow harder to move.

b)

Gravity is increased, making the wheelbarrow easier to move.

c)

Mass is decreased, making the wheelbarrow easier to move.

d)

Friction is increased, making the wheelbarrow harder to move.

32.

How fast was a train moving if it traveled 500 miles in 4 hours at a constant speed? (speed = distance ÷ time)

a)

125 miles per hour

b)

2000 miles per hour

c)

100 miles per hour

d)

200 miles per hour

33.

1. How much gravity an object has depends on its ____________.

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Place

d)

None of the above

34.

1. What has the strongest gravitational pull?

a)

The Earth

b)

The Moon

c)

The Sun

d)

The North Star

35.

1. When will gravity be the strongest?

a)

The farther away you are from an object.

b)

When you are standing on the moon.

c)

During the daytime.

d)

The closer you are to an object.

36.

True or False: Gravity helps the Earth to stay in orbit around the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

1. What scientist is credited with first describing the mathematics of gravity?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Charles Darwin

38.

True or False: The more mass an object has, the more gravitational force it has

a)

True

b)

False

39.

What natural phenomena occurs on Earth due to the gravity of the Moon?

a)

The ocean tides

b)

The Sun being yellow

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Clouds

40.

Where would you weigh the most?

a)

On Earth

b)

On the Moon

c)

On the Sun

d)

At the doctor's office.

41.

Gravity on the Moon is the gravity on Earth.

a)

More than.

b)

Colder than

c)

Faster than

d)

Less than.

42.

Gravity and Friction are examples of

a)

Mass

b)

Surfaces

c)

Forces

d)

Velocity

43.

________ is a push or pull exerted (or put) on an object.

a)

Force

b)

Mass

c)

Weight

d)

Acceleration

44.

The point on a body where all weight is equally balanced around. The point where gravity seems to pull.

a)

The Center of Gravity

b)

The toes

c)

The top

d)

The surface

45.

The force of attraction between two objects.

a)

Friction

b)

Mass

c)

Gravity

d)

Movement

46.

Which object has the most gravitational force?

a)

a penny

b)

a feather

c)

a textbook

d)

a refrigerator

47.

Light travels...

a)

around corners

b)

in a straight line

c)

in waves

d)

in circles

48.

Light bounces off when it is

a)

reflected

b)

absorbed

c)

refracted

d)

transmitted

49.
Light bends when it is 
a)
refracted
b)
reflected
c)
absorbed
50.

Which of the following is a synonym for the phrase "soak up"?

a)

absorb

b)

reflect

c)

refract

51.

Lenses, like camera lenses or microscopes...

a)

reflect light

b)

refract light

c)

absorb light

52.

What do smooth, shiny surfaces do?

a)

reflect light

b)

refract light

c)

absorb light

53.

When we see a rainbow, we see

a)

light being reflected

b)

light being refracted

c)

light being absorbed

54.
A microscope makes objects under it appear bigger because the lens...
a)
bends the light passing through it.
b)
increases the strength of the light.
c)
decreases the light passing through it.
d)
changes the color of the light passing through it.
55.
When light is reflected it...
a)
slows down.
b)
bounces back.
c)
bends in many directions.
d)
stops.
56.
White light is made up of _________________ colors.
a)
10
b)
3
c)
7
d)
70
57.
Light that bends has been ____________________
a)
teleported
b)
reflected
c)
charged
d)
refracted
58.
A lens that is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges and bends light inwards is a ____________________
a)
concave lens
b)
convex lens
59.

This is an example of?

a)

Absorb

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Transmition

60.
When light can easily pass through an object, we say that that object is ___ .
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
d)
transported
61.
When light partially passed through an object, we say that that object is ____ .
a)
translucent
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
optical
62.
When light cannot pass through an object, we say that that object is ____ .
a)
opaque
b)
transparent
c)
translucent
d)
translated
63.
prism
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
absorption
64.
retains most light rays
a)
white
b)
black
65.
Which object would keep in the least light?
a)
White t-shirt
b)
Brown sock
c)
Orange jacket
d)
Black sweater
66.
Light is a form of 
a)
Matter
b)
Reflection
c)
Energy
d)
Force
67.

A straw sitting in a glass of water looks broken because light travels more slowly through the water than air. This is an example of ____________.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorbing

d)

Transmitting

68.

What is the name of the object in the picture. Hint: it forms a rainbow

a)

lens

b)

telescope

c)

prism

d)

mirror

69.
All of the following are sources of light except ______________
a)
the sun
b)
a light bulb
c)
fire
d)
the moon
70.
Light can travel through empty space.
a)
True
b)
False
71.
Which of these items does NOT refract light?
a)
eyeglasses
b)
camera
c)
cheese
d)
telescope
72.
Al lens that is thinner in the center and thicker at the edges and bends light outward is a _______________________
a)
concave lens
b)
convex lens
73.
Materials that do not let any light pass through them
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
d)
reflection
74.
Materials that let some light rays pass through but scatter some of the other rays
a)
translucent
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
wood
75.

Light is a form of energy that creates...

a)

water

b)

heat

c)

shade

d)

matter

76.

Light absorbs easily into dark surfaces. Which object would absorb the most light?

a)

black t-shirt

b)

paper

c)

window

d)

tree

77.

If a black and white car were in the parking lot together, which car would be hotter?

a)

They would be the same.

b)

The black car would be hotter.

c)

The white car would be hotter.

d)

The black car would be cooler.

78.

Pitch is defined as

a)

How loud a sound is

b)

The vibrations of molecules

c)

How high or low a sound is

d)

A medium that carries or transfers energy

79.

What are the properties of pitch?

a)

Tightness, Color, Thickness

b)

Hardness, Length, Color

c)

Tightness, Length, Thickness

d)

Thickness, Material, Size

80.

What would happen if you tighten the strings on this guitar?

a)

It would have a lower pitch

b)

It would have a higher pitch

c)

It would have no effect on the sound

81.

Which string on the guitar would have the lowest pitch?

a)

Strings 1

b)

Strings 2

c)

String 3

d)

They all have the same pitch

82.

Which bungee cord has the highest pitch?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

83.

What could you do to make the drum have a lower pitch?

a)

tighten the skin

b)

loosen the skin

84.

The highest pitch is made by the _________________ instrument.

a)

longest

b)

wooden

c)

shortest

d)

biggest

85.

Which strings on the harp would you play to make a low pitch sound?

a)

Strings A

b)

Strings B

86.

Which string would have the lowest pitch?

a)

String 1

b)

String 2

c)

String 3

d)

String 4

87.

Which would have the highest pitch?

a)

Short String

b)

Thick String

c)

Long String

d)

Loose String

88.

Ryan makes a straw whistle. If he cuts the straw in half, what will happen to the pitch of sound?

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

the pitch will not change

d)

no sound is produced

89.

How is a higher pitch produced on a guitar?

a)

by plucking the strings harder

b)

by loosening the strings

c)

by stopping the strings from vibrating

d)

by tightening the strings

90.

4 Students are given rubber bands with different lengths and thickness. Which student would produce the highest pitch sound and lowest pitch sound?

a)

Highest pitch: Bethany; Lowest pitch: Julia

b)

Highest pitch: Robert; Lowest pitch: Adam

c)

Highest pitch: Julia; Lowest pitch: Adam

d)

Highest pitch: Adam; Lowest pitch: Robert

91.

String A and B are the same material with the same thickness but different lengths. Which statement explains the results from the table?

a)

A shorter string vibrates more, producing sound with a higher pitch.

b)

A longer string vibrates more, producing sound with a lower pitch.

c)

A thinner string vibrates more, producing sound with a lower pitch.

d)

A thicker string vibrates more, producing sound with a higher pitch.

92.

A model of a guitar uses four strings (E-H) with different thicknesses and the same tightness.

Which is most likely correct?

a)

H will produce the loudest volume.

b)

G will produce the lowest pitch.

c)

F will produce the loudest volume.

d)

E will produce the highest pitch.

93.

Of the instruments shown, which would have the highest pitch?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

94.

What is the correct order of pitch of sound produced by each pipe starting with the lowest pitch?

a)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

b)

2, 4, 1, 3, 5

c)

4, 5, 1, 2, 3

d)

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

95.

What happens to the vibrations when a higher pitch is made?

a)

Vibrations are faster, making the pitch higher.

b)

Vibrations are slower, making the pitch higher.

c)

Vibrations are slower, making the pitch lower.

d)

Vibrations are faster, making the pitch lower.

96.

Animals can hear sounds that people cannot hear.

a)

True

b)

False

97.

Which is true about pitch?

a)

You can change a sounds pitch by changing how fast an object vibrates.

b)

You can change a sounds pitch by changing its volume.

c)

You can change a sounds pitch by changing how hard you shake an object.

98.

The pitch of a stringed instrument can be affected by

a)

the length of the bow being rubbed across strings

b)

the size of a player's fingers

c)

the length and thickness of its strings

d)

how much energy is used when it is plucked

99.
Objects that vibrate more quickly create 
a)
low pitches
b)
high pitches
100.

Which of these describes how a living organism depends on another living organism to survive?

a)

Mushrooms growing on the forest floor

b)

Frogs laying their eggs in a pond

c)

Dandelion seeds are carried long distances by the wind

d)

Bees pollinate the flowers on apple trees

101.

A small fish, called a cleaner fish, picks bits of food from a shark’s teeth. What can best be concluded about this behavior?

a)

It helps the shark blend in with its surroundings

b)

It removes food from inside the shark’s body

c)

It helps both the cleaner fish and the shark

d)

It takes needed nutrition away from the shark

102.

a)

Energy is transferred from white-tail deer to mountain lions to wild hogs.

b)

Energy is transferred from mountain lions to wild hogs to corn.

c)

Energy is transferred from grass to white-tail deer to mountain lions.

d)

Energy is transferred from corn to duck to wild hogs to white tail deer.

103.

a)

fish and duck

b)

cattails and water lily

c)

heron, raccoon, turtle

d)

mosquito, snail, frog

104.

a)

a producer

b)

a carnivore

c)

an herbivore

d)

an omnivore

105.
What is it called when a plant makes its own food? 
a)
producing
b)
photosynthesis
c)
herbivore 
d)
photoproducing
106.
What does a plant need to make its own food?
a)
sunlight, water, carbon dioxide
b)
sunlight, water, soil
c)
sunlight, water, oxygen
d)
sunlight, oxygen, carbon dioxide
107.
What do the arrows show in a food web?
a)
What animal eats what
b)
Transfer of energy
c)
Predator and prey relationships
d)
Transfer of food
108.
True or false, this is an example of a food web
a)
True
b)
False
109.
What do all food chains and food webs start with?
a)
primary consumers
b)
producers
c)
secondary consumers
d)
tertiary consumers
110.
Which are examples of producers?
a)
grass, leaves, algae
b)
the sun
c)
crickets, spiders, beetles
d)
mushrooms, fungi
111.
What breaks down dead organisms? 
a)
predators
b)
decomposers
c)
consumers
d)
scavengers
112.
Decomposers put what back into the soil?
a)
Dirt
b)
Food
c)
Energy
d)
Nutrients 
113.
What are some examples of decomposers?
a)
earth worms, fungi, bacteria
b)
beetles, vultures 
c)
algae, phytoplankton
114.
Which shows the relationship of mutualism?
a)
+/+
b)
+/0
c)
+/-
115.
Which shows the relationship of commensialism?
a)
+/+
b)
+/0
c)
+/-
116.
Which shows the relationship of parisitism?
a)
+/+
b)
+/0
c)
+/-
117.
Which of the following is a decomposer?
a)
Algae
b)
Water beetles
c)
Mushrooms
d)
Grass
118.
Which of the following is 2 living things
a)
A log and a lily pad
b)
A rock and soil
c)
A insect and a tree
d)
Turtles and brush
119.
Where does the energy that travels through an ecosystem originally come from?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
120.
An animal that only eats other animals is a _______________.
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
121.
If you connect all the food chains in an ecosystem you get a __________________________.
a)
food web
b)
food chain
c)
niche
d)
symbiosis
122.
Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?
a)
The rabbit population may increase
b)
The rabbit population may decrease
c)
The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease
d)
The rabbit population will remain the same
123.
A population of mice lives in a barn community. A cat population has just joined the community. What will happen?
a)
Mouse and cat populations both go up?
b)
Mouse and cat populations both go down
c)
Mouse population goes down as cat population goes up
d)
Mouse population goes up as cat population goes down
124.
What's the role of consumers in a food chain?
a)
Use sunlight to make food 
b)
Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating
c)
Break down dead stuff
d)
Add nutrients to the soil
125.

Producers are always at the __________ of a food chain

a)

Beginning

b)

Middle

c)

End

d)

Producers are not part of the food chain

126.

What is the producer in this food chain?


phytoplankton → krill → fish → shark

a)

Phytoplankton

b)

Krill

c)

Fish

d)

Shark

127.

An organism that eats other organisms to live

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Parasites

128.

The organism that a parasite infects

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Host

129.
Which of these keeps prey populations under control?
a)
apex predator
b)
zebra
c)
producer
d)
decomposer
130.
What might happen if there were no apex predators in this ecosystem?
a)
zebra population would grow fast
b)
other animals wouldn't have enough grass to eat
c)
the food web would be out balance
d)
all of the above
131.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
132.
A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
competition
133.
What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
134.
What type of symbiosis?  Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.  
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
135.
Which symbols best describe parasitism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
-,0
136.

Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala.  The oxpeckers get food and the impalas get cleaned. This is an example of _______.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

neutralism

d)

competition

137.

A relationship in which two species live closely together.

a)

resource

b)

mutualism

c)

succession

d)

symbiosis

138.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales.  What kind of relationship is this?
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Parasitism 
c)
Commensalism 
139.
A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
neutralism
d)
parasitism
140.
A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
predator/prey
d)
parasitism
141.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
142.
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm 
d)
Commensalism 
143.
What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
144.

Mistletoe putting its roots into its host tree.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

145.
Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds. Both species benefit. 
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
146.
Two male Giraffes are fighting over the last green leaf of a tree that is dying.  
a)
Competition
b)
Mutualsim
c)
Predation
d)
Commensalism
147.
a relationship that occurs when two or more organims of the same species need the same resource at the same time
a)
competition
b)
symbiosis
c)
predation
148.
In a parasitic relationship, one organism is ___________ and one organism is benefiting. 
a)
helped
b)
harmed
c)
not effected
d)
happy
149.
In a mutual relationship, both organisms are ________________. 
a)
hurt
b)
not effected
c)
harmed
d)
benefiting 
150.
Commensalism is where one organism is benefiting and the other organism is _____________________. 
a)
not effected
b)
helped
c)
harmed
d)
hurt
151.

Which is NOT a characteristic of Earth?

a)

Shaped like a sphere

b)

Gives off its own light

c)

Rotates on a tilted axis

d)

It has an elliptical orbit

152.

About how much of the Earth experiences night at the same time?

a)

100%

b)

About 75%

c)

About 50%

d)

About 25%

153.

When the Sun is HIGH in the sky around noon, the shadows _________.

a)

are long

b)

are short

c)

do not exist

154.

What is one way that the inner and outer planets are similar?

a)

Both have rings

b)

Both have many moons

c)

Both are composed of rock

d)

Both orbit the sun

155.

Planets composed of gas.

a)

Inner Planets

b)

Outer Planets

156.

Planet that has more than 10 moons.

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

157.

Planet that a rover could land on and explore.

a)

Neptune

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

158.

Which planet has the fastest orbit?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

159.

Which explains why Pluto is now a dwarf planet.

a)

It's too small

b)

It's too far away

c)

It has too many objects in its orbit

d)

It doesn't have enough moons

160.

Which force is responsible for the planet's constant orbit around the sun.

a)

Gravity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Friction

d)

Electric

161.

Why does the sun appear larger than other stars that are in the night sky?

a)

The sun is hotter

b)

The other stars don't give off as much light

c)

The sun is much closer than the other stars

d)

The other stars move far away at night

162.

How are the stars Rigel and the Sun similar?

a)

They are both located in our solar system.

b)

They both make their own light.

c)

They both can be seen at night from Earth.

163.

Which star is in our solar system?

a)

Polaris

b)

Rigel

c)

Proxima Centauri

d)

Sun

164.

I am thinking of a space object that is small, cold in temperature, and orbits around a planet. What am I?

a)

Star

b)

Planet

c)

Moon

d)

Comet

165.

I am thinking of a space object that is rocky, small, and orbits around the Sun. What am I?

a)

star

b)

planet

c)

moon

166.

I am a thinking of a space object that is large in size, hot in temperature, and stays stationary. What am I?

a)

moon

b)

star

c)

planet

d)

asteroid

167.

Which of these planets' orbit is the longest?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

168.

Which planet's orbit is longer than Earth's but shorter than Saturn's?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

169.

This planet is known for its beautiful rings

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

170.

Rovers are on this planet right now, looking for signs of life!

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

171.

I am thinking of a space object that is made of ice and gas. It has a very large orbit around the sun. When it gets closer the the sun, the ice melts and the gases burn. What object am I?

a)

asteroid

b)

comet

c)

meteoroid

d)

moon

e)

m

172.

a small rock that is out in space

a)

meteor

b)

meteoroid

c)

meteorite

173.

a piece of space rock that lands on Earth

a)

meteor

b)

meteoroid

c)

meteorite

174.

Also known as a "shooting star".

a)

meteor

b)

meteoroid

c)

meteorite

175.

Which movement causes Earth to have day and night?

a)

Earth's rotation on its axis

b)

Earth's orbit around the sun

c)

The sun's rotation on its axis

d)

The sun's orbit around Earth

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