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EXAM fall (6th Grade)

Total questions: 121

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A ball of dust and ice that orbits the sun?
a)
meteor
b)
asteroid
c)
comet
d)
Earth
2.
Which of the below is called Earth's natural satellite?
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
saturn
d)
mars
3.
When does a solar eclipse occur?
a)
when it passes through the umbra
b)
when the Earth falls behind the sun
c)
when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun
d)
when the moon passes at a slight tilt between planets
4.
Where did rocket technology originated?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
5.
Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars in a(n)?
a)
heliocentric model
b)
astrological model
c)
geocentric model
d)
Copernican model
6.
Which planet is called "Earth's Twin?"
a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
7.
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Jupiter
8.
Which planets are often called the "terrestrial planets?"
a)
the outer planets
b)
the inner planets
c)
gas giants
d)
small planets
9.
Gas giants is a name used to describe what?
a)
the inner planets
b)
the Great Red Spot
c)
the outer planets
d)
the Great Dark Spot
10.
What is the Great Dark Spot?
a)
a large storm on the surface of Neptune that is bigger than Earth and is ongoing
b)
a large storm crossing over the planet that comes and goes
c)
a small valley in the planet that
d)
a spot on Neptune that is about the size of Earth, like a big storm, but it is no longer there
11.
What is the name of the smallest terrestrial planet?
a)
venus
b)
mars
c)
earth
d)
mercury
12.
What is Venus mainly made up of, which hinders the ability to breathe?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
methane
c)
sulfuric acid
d)
hydrogen
13.
Which planet is the only planet that its atmosphere is rich in oxygen?
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
14.
How many moons are said to be around Jupiter (specifically)?
a)
more than 10
b)
more than 50
c)
more than 20
d)
more than 60
15.
The second largest planet in the solar system is?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Neptune
d)
Saturn
16.
Helios is the Greek word for?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Sun
d)
Stars
17.
What is an ellipse?
a)
an octagon shape that has different points at different constellations
b)
an oval shape, such as the planets' orbits
c)
the heat coming off from the sun
d)
the equator and center of the Earth
18.
How long does it take for a planet to orbit the sun?
a)
a day
b)
a month
c)
a year
d)
a week
19.
An object that orbits the sun and has enough gravity to be spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit is known as a(n)?
a)
planet
b)
comet
c)
satellite
d)
dwarf planet
20.
Layer of the sun's atmosphere that gives off visible light?
a)
solar flare
b)
nuclear fusion
c)
photosphere
d)
chromosphere
21.
Layer of the sun's atmosphere that looks like a halo during an eclipse?
a)
corona
b)
chromosphere
c)
solar wind
d)
solar flare
22.
Stream of electrical particles from the sun?
a)
solar wind
b)
nuclear fusion
c)
solar flare
d)
convection zone
23.
Center of the sun?
a)
sunspot
b)
photosphere
c)
core
d)
chromosphere
24.
Joining of hydrogen atoms to form helium?
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
convection zone
c)
solar wind
d)
solar flare
25.
Huge loops of gas that link different parts of sunspot regions are called?
a)
solar flares
b)
solar winds
c)
sunspots
d)
prominences
26.
Who was the designer of the V-2 Rocket?
a)
Robert Goddard
b)
Wernher Von Braun
c)
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
d)
John Glenn
27.
What is the reaction force that propels a rocket forward?
a)
velocity
b)
thrust
c)
gravity
d)
inertia
28.
In what year was NASA started?
a)
1991
b)
1958
c)
1984
d)
1968
29.
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
a)
Buzz Aldrin
b)
John Glenn
c)
Alan Shepard
d)
Robert Goddard
30.
Small robots that move around on the surface are called?
a)
space probes
b)
space station
c)
Rovers
d)
mirs
31.
Which one keeps astronauts moving forward so that it keeps them in orbit and not falling through space?
a)
microgravity
b)
inertia
c)
thrust
d)
velocity
32.
The velocity a rocket must achieve to establish orbit around the sun is called?
a)
escape velocity
b)
thrust
c)
orbital velocity
d)
optimal velocity
33.
An object that revolves around another object in space is called?
a)
satellite
b)
space probe
c)
rover
d)
space craft
34.
What was the name of the spacecraft that Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in?
a)
Sputnik
b)
Eagle
c)
Vostok 1
d)
Apollo 11
35.
What was the name of the spacecraft that landed on the moon with Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong?
a)
Mir
b)
Sea of Tranquility
c)
Freedom 7
d)
Eagle
36.
What was the first artificial satellite launched by the Soviets?
a)
Vostok I
b)
V-2
c)
Sputnik
d)
Freedom
37.
When does a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
when the Earth is directly between the moon and the sun
b)
when the Earth is behind the sun
c)
when the moon passes at a slight angle between the Earth and sun
d)
when the moon is inside the penumbra
38.
The different shapes of the moon that you see from Earth are called?
a)
crescents
b)
phases
c)
ellipse
d)
orbits
39.
The amount of the moon's surface that is lit up by the sun?
a)
changes
b)
stays the same
c)
comes and goes
d)
is only 25%
40.
Water flows toward the high tides, halfway between them causing?
a)
low tide
b)
high tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
41.
How many times a month do neap tides occur?
a)
once
b)
twice
c)
thirty
d)
seven
42.
At the moon's equator, daytime and night time temperatures range from?
a)
120 degrees celsius to -110 degrees celsius
b)
75 degrees celsius to -30 degrees celsius
c)
130 degrees celsius to -170 degrees celsius
d)
40 degrees celsius to 10 degrees celsius
43.
Which one is dry and airless, and has an irregular surface?
a)
sun
b)
Earth
c)
mars
d)
moon
44.
What causes the phases of the moon?
a)
how close it is to the sun
b)
how close it is to Earth
c)
the changing relative positions of the sun, moon, and Earth
d)
how quickly it rotates
45.
The very darkest part of the moon's shadow is called the?
a)
solar
b)
umbra
c)
penumbra
d)
eclipse
46.
Who experiences a total solar eclipse?
a)
only people within the umbra
b)
only people within the penumbra
c)
only those in the water
d)
only people in North America
47.
Dark, flat areas of harden rock formed from huge lava flows?
a)
maria
b)
highlands
c)
craters
d)
volcanoes
48.
The light-colored features that you can see on the moon's surface?
a)
maria
b)
highlands
c)
craters
d)
volcanoes
49.
What does the phase of the moon depend on?
a)
how far the Earth is titled
b)
how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth
c)
how close it is to the sun
d)
how close it is to Earth
50.
A body that orbits a planet is called?
a)
comets
b)
meteors
c)
satellite
d)
gravity
51.
What orbits the sun, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the areas of its orbit?
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
constellations
d)
planets
52.
What is Inertia?
a)
the tendency of an object to resist change
b)
the pull of things inward
c)
Earth's natural satellite
d)
a cold mixture of dust and ice
53.
The streak of light produced when a small object burns up entering Earth's atmosphere?
a)
comet
b)
meteor
c)
zodiac
d)
stars
54.
What is commonly close to the sky's north pole and is commonly called the North Star?
a)
polaris
b)
pointers
c)
zodiac
d)
leo
55.
Other than the moo, which is the brightest in the night sky?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
56.
Mercury appears low in the sky and is visible for a limited time around?
a)
noon
b)
midnight
c)
sunset
d)
both sunrise and sunset
57.
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
1 year
d)
12 days
58.
The movement of one object around another?
a)
calendar
b)
rotation
c)
orbit
d)
axis
59.
One revolution of Earth around the sun is called?
a)
rotation
b)
a month
c)
a year
d)
a day
60.
The time it takes for Earth to turn once on its axis is called?
a)
a month
b)
a year
c)
a day
d)
a week
61.
Which of the below has liquid water and a suitable temperature range and atmosphere for living things to survive?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mercury
62.
True or False
The Earth is the center of the solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
64.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
65.
What is NOT a common characteristic of the outer planets?
a)
Gaseous
b)
Giant
c)
Rings
d)
Smaller than Earth
66.
Which planet has no atmosphere and looks like our moon?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
67.
Which planet has iron in its soil and is the red planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
68.
Which planet is the smallest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
69.
Which planet rotates to give day/night every 24 hours?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
70.
Which planet rotates on its side?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
71.

Many early observers thought the Earth was at the _______ of the universe.

a)

center

b)

edge

c)

corner

d)

top

72.

The early idea that the Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars is called a __________________ model.

a)

geocentric

b)

heliocentric

c)

centric

d)

astronomic

73.

__________________ is an ancient Greek scientist who developed a sun-centered model.

a)

Aristarchus

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Socrates

d)

Plato

74.

4 things that make up our solar system are?

a)

planets, moon, sun, smaller objects

b)

moons, planets, clouds, objects

c)

asteroids, comets, moons, sun

d)

planets, moon, sun, large objects

75.

The ________________ is the center of the solar system with other objects orbiting around it.

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

sun

d)

mars

76.

The force that holds the solar system together is? ____________________

a)

gravity

b)

magnetism

c)

electromagnetic force

d)

nuclear force

77.

Which of the following is not criteria that makes something a planet?

a)

It must be in its own orbit.

b)

It must have a moon.

c)

It must be made of gas.

d)

It must be round.

78.

The first 4 planets in the solar system are made of ________________.

a)

terrestrial and rock

b)

gas and ice

c)

liquid and gas

d)

liquid and rock

79.

The last 4 planets in the solar system are made of ______________ and ________________.

a)

gas and dust

b)

gas and ice

c)

rock and metal

d)

gas and liquid

80.

A __________________ is the time it takes to orbit the sun.

a)

year

b)

month

c)

day

d)

week

81.

Why isn’t Pluto a planet?

a)

It is too small.

b)

It does not clear its orbit.

c)

It is too far from the Sun.

d)

It is not spherical.

82.

TWO planets without satellites or moons? __________________ and __________________

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

e)

Jupiter

83.

What is not and example of smaller objects that orbit the sun?

a)

asteroids

b)

comets

c)

moons

d)

meteriod

84.

The solar system was formed how?

a)

By the Big Bang

b)

From a giant rotating cloud of gas and dust

c)

By a collision of stars

d)

God spoke it and it was

85.
What color of star is the hottest?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
Orange
86.
What color of star is the coolest?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
White
87.
The life cycles of stars are determined by their:
a)
mass (size)
b)
color
c)
distance from Earth
d)
luminosity
88.
Most stars are made of which gases?
a)
Hydrogen only
b)
Hydrogen and Lithium
c)
Hydrogen and Sodium
d)
Hydrogen and Helium
89.

HR diagrams are most useful for

a)

Locating stars

b)

Classifying stars

c)

Locating galaxies

d)

Classifying galaxies

90.

The brightness of a star depends on its:

a)

Color and temperature

b)

Distance and temperature

c)

Distance and color

d)

Size and temperature

91.

All stars begin their life in a

a)

Main Sequence

b)

Nebula

c)

Protostar

d)

Black Dwarf

92.

An average star's final stage is know as a

a)

Stella Blue

b)

White Dwarf

c)

Red Giant

d)

Black Dwarf

93.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of a star's life cycle?

a)

Nebula, Main Sequence, Red Giant, White Dwarf

b)

Main Sequence, Nebula, Red Giant, White Dwarf

c)

Red Giant, Nebula, Main Sequence, White Dwarf

d)

Nebula, Red Giant, Main Sequence, White Dwarf

94.

Stars are classified according to their:

a)

size

b)

surface temperature

c)

luminosity

d)

age

95.

What is the purpose of the scientific method?

a)

To solve problems and create experiments

b)

To research new information

c)

To practice safety

d)

To become a scientist

96.

What is a procedure?

a)

Step by step instructions

b)

Safety rules

c)

What stays the same in an experiment

d)

A prediction

97.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

An educated prediction or answer to a testable question

b)

A random guess

c)

An observation based on feelings or emotions

d)
98.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
99.

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

a)

conclusions

b)

data

c)

hypotheses

d)

procedures

100.

What is an dependent variable?

a)

What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis

b)

What scientist measure to see if it responded to a change

c)

What happens when you do an experiment

d)

What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups

101.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
102.

1. Earth's spinning on its axis is called its

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

d)

cycle

103.

4. The Moon's orbit around Earth has the shape of an

a)

Circle

b)

Oval

c)

Sphere

d)

Crescent

104.

15. Each of the two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun is known as a

a)

solstice

b)

prenumbra

c)

full

d)

equinox

105.
When the moon is a full moon a(n) _______ eclipse can occur.
a)
solar
b)
lunar
106.
Which moon phases comes directly after a new moon?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waning gibbous 
c)
waxing crescent
d)
first quarter
107.
Where is it usually warmer on Earth because it receives more direct sunlight all year long?
a)
equator
b)
poles
c)
North America
d)
Antarctica
108.
All objects are attracted to each other by the force of 
a)
weight 
b)
inertia
c)
mass
d)
gravity
109.
Earth has seasons because
a)
it has an axis
b)
the sun gets closer and farther from the sun
c)
axis is tilted as it moves around the sun
d)
the sun gets hotter
110.
Two factors that affect gravity are
a)
distance and mass
b)
mass and weight
c)
distance and weight
d)
weight and speed
111.
A pattern or grouping of stars that represent objects or people are called
a)
star chart
b)
constellation
c)
seasons
d)
mythology
112.
The phase of the moon you see depends on
a)
where you are on Earth's surface
b)
how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth
c)
if the moon is making its own light
d)
whether or not an eclipse is occurring.
113.
What force pulls the moon towards Earth?
a)
gravity
b)
inertia
c)
weight
d)
mass
114.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
115.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
116.

When the lit part of the moon is getting smaller, we call that ...

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

117.

True or False: One side of the moon is always facing the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

118.

This is the suns outer atmosphere

a)

Corona

b)

Chromosphere

c)

Photosphere

d)

Convection Zone

119.

Nuclear Fusion happens here.

a)

Corona

b)

Core

c)

Photosphere

d)

Radiative Zone

120.
Label part 1
a)
#1 Core
b)
#1 Radiation zone
c)
#1 Convection zone
d)
#1 Photosphere
121.
Label Part 3
a)
#3 Chromosphere
b)
#3 Radiation zone
c)
#3 Convection zone
d)
#3 Photosphere