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FOSS Grade 5 Earth & Sun Investigation #5 Review OLS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long does it take the moon, on average, to orbit Earth?

a)

28 days

b)

31 days

c)

365 days

d)

24 hours

2.

When the moon is lit on the LEFT, we call it:

a)

waning

b)

full

c)

waxing

d)

new

3.

A waxing moon phase means that:

a)

The whole surface of the moon is in darkness

b)

The whole surface of the moon is lit

c)

The light is on the left

d)

The light is on the right

4.

Which of these is considered a dwarf planet?

a)

Io

b)

Pluto

c)

Andromeda

d)

Circus

5.

Where is Pluto located?

a)

asteroid belt

b)

Inner Planets

c)

Kuiper Belt

d)

Outer Planets

6.

These planets are cold, very large, and have no stable surface

a)

Gas Giants

b)

dwarf planets

c)

Terrestrial Planets

d)

moons

7.

There are four terrestrial planets in our solar system. What does "terrestrial" mean?

a)

of or within a territory

b)

the proceeding before a criminal court trial

c)

from another planet, alien

d)

referring to land; of, in, on a solid surface

8.

What is known as the pulling force of attraction between two objects?

a)

friendship

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

magnetism

9.

What keeps all the planets in their specific orbits, revolving around the Sun?

a)

Angels Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel

b)

The moon's gravity

c)

Each planet's own gravity

d)

The Sun's gravity

10.

Stages of the moon's light over the course of a month:

a)

eclipse

b)

phrase

c)

phase

d)

cycle

11.

Why do stars seem to move across the sky at night?

a)

Stars appear to move across the night sky because all the planets orbit the Sun. The rotation of the planets creates air movement in space that pushes the stars with it.

b)

Stars appear to move across the night sky because Earth is rotating. As it rotates, stars will appear to move as they come into view and can be seen at night.

c)

Stars appear to move across the night sky because the Moon is rotating. As it rotates, stars will follow the pull of the Moon's gravity.

d)

Stars appear to move across the night sky because Earth is rotating. As it rotates, stars will appear to move as they come into view and can be seen during the daytime, especially at noon.

12.

Why can't we see stars during the day?

a)

God has them on an energy-saving setting

b)

They're always there, but the air pollution makes them impossible to see

c)

They're on the other side of Earth

d)

The sun's light is so bright that it outshines them

13.

Which star did the Magi follow to find the Messiah?

a)

Morning Star

b)

East Star

c)

North Star

d)

Polar Star

14.

To be considered a planet, an object must be round, orbit the Sun, and...

a)

clear its own orbit

b)

create its own orbit

c)

navigate its own orbit

d)

orbit its own orbit

15.

Stars are defined as:

a)

Ball of burning gas that has planets orbiting around it

b)

Ball of burning gas that gives off light

c)

Ball of burning gas that gives off heat

d)

Ball of burning gas that gives off light and heat

16.

The Sun, planets, asteroids, moons, and other objects that orbit the sun is know as:

a)

a solar system

b)

a galaxy

c)

God's Plan

d)

a planetary alignment

17.

When an arrangement of stars in the sky has an alignment that makes an image, it's referred to as a

a)

constellation

b)

compilation

c)

colosseum

d)

collaboration

18.

Another name for the North Star is:

a)

Polaroid

b)

Poplar

c)

Polaris

d)

Pollo

19.

A region of our solar system – between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter–

where many small bodies of rock and debris orbit our sun.

a)

Kuiper Belt

b)

Middlebelt

c)

Orion's Belt

d)

asteroid belt

20.

A "sky theater" where special projectors create a simulation of the night sky on a domed ceiling above you:

a)

solarium

b)

stellartaurium

c)

phototarium

d)

planetarium