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5th Grade Science Ultimate Review

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 5hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes the moon's phases

a)

Where you are standing on Earth

b)

the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

c)

The tilt of Earth

d)

how fast the moon is moving

2.
Define Waxing
a)
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
b)
Completely illuminated
c)
dark side is facing earth
d)
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking
3.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
4.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
5.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
6.

The spinning of the earth on its axis that causes day and night is called

a)

orbit.

b)

axis.

c)

rotation.

d)

revolution.

7.

The path of an object in space around another object is a(n)

a)

orbit.

b)

axis.

c)

rotation.

d)

tilt

8.

It takes about _____ for the earth to complete one rotation.

a)

28 days

b)

24 hours

c)

365 hours

d)

365 days

9.
If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon? 
a)

April 29th

b)

July 4th

c)

May 4th

d)

September 12th

10.
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.
11.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the waning crescent phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
12.
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.
13.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.  
14.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.  
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
15.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the new moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
16.
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.
17.
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.
18.
What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?
a)
The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
b)
The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
c)
The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon. 
19.
How long is a lunar month?  
a)
30
b)
29.5
c)
27
d)
27.3
20.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
21.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
22.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights
23.

Which moon phase is shown?

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Gibbous

c)

Full Moon

d)

Waning Crescent

24.

When the moon is waxing it is ____________________.

a)

Growing or getting bigger

b)

Shrinking or getting smaller

25.

When the moon is waning it is __________________.

a)

Growing, or getting bigger

b)

Shrinking, or getting smaller

26.
How much of the moon is always lit?
a)
can't tell
b)
always changes
c)
half
d)
3/4
27.

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _______.

a)

day

b)

year

c)

week

d)

month

28.
The moon ____________ around the Earth.
a)
revoloves
b)
rotates
c)
up
d)
down
29.

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _________.

a)

revolutions

b)

phases

c)

rotations

d)

eclipses

30.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
31.

What is the source of the moon's light?

a)

Earth

b)

the sun

c)

the moon

d)

Mars

32.
Which of the following choices has the moon phases in the correct order? 
a)
Full moon, new moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waning cresent, last quarter
b)
waxing gibbous, new moon, first quarter, waxing crescent, full moon, waning crescent, third/last quarter, waning gibbous
c)
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third/last quarter, Waning Crescent
d)
New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third/Last Quarter, Waxing Cresecent 
33.

Which moon phase is shown?

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third or Last Quarter

c)

Full Moon

d)

Waning Crescent

34.

Which moon phase is shown?

a)

First Quarter

b)

New Moon

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

Waxing Crescent

35.

Which moon phase is shown?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

New Moon

d)

Third or Last Quarter

36.

Which moon phase is shown?

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Waxing Gibbous

37.

Which moon phase is shown?

a)

Third or Last Quarter

b)

First Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Waxing Crescent

38.
During which part of the lunar cycle can a solar eclipse occur?
a)
New Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Third Quarter
39.
What must occur for an solar eclipse to occur?
a)
Sun-Earth-Moon in line
b)
Sun-Moon-Earth in line
40.
During which part of the lunar cycle can a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
New Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Third Quarter
41.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon casts a shadow on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
42.

This model is showing us a...

a)

lunar eclipse

b)

solar eclipse

c)

phases of the moon

d)

earth eclipse

43.

This image is showing us a.....

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

phases of the moon

d)

earth eclipse

44.
During a solar eclipse...
a)
The sun is blocked by the moon
b)
The Earth is blocked moon
c)
The moon is blocked by the sun
d)
You are blocked
45.
What is the correct order of the Earth, Moon, and Sun in order for a solar eclipse to occur?
a)
Earth, Moon, Sun
b)
Moon, Sun Earth
Moon, Sun, Earth
c)
Sun, Earth, Moon
46.

Use the diagram to find where winter is on the northern and southern hemisphere?

a)

CE

b)

AG

c)

EG

d)

EC

47.

What letters show you Summer for the northern and southern hemisphere?

a)

AG

b)

BH

c)

CE

d)

DF

48.

What season is represented in the northern hemisphere?

a)

Fall

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Summer

49.

Why does the earth experience day and night?

a)

Earth is rotating around the sun.

b)

Earth is rotating around the sun and moon.

c)

Earth makes one full rotation on its axis every 24 hours.

d)

Earth makes one full revolution around the sun in 365 days.

50.

What season is represented in the southern hemisphere?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Fall

d)

Spring

51.

Which hemisphere will experience shorter days and longer nights?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

52.

What is the object that all planets in our solar system orbit?

a)

The moon

b)

The sun

c)

The Milky Way

d)

Mercury

53.

Which planet is home to the tallest mountain , has the largest dust storms in the solar system and is also known as the 'Red Planet' because of the presence of iron oxide in it's rock.

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

54.

Which of the following is ordered from largest to smallest?

a)

Universe -> Galaxy -> Solar System -> Planet

b)

Planet -> Galaxy -> Solar System -> Universe

c)

Planet -> Solar System -> Galaxy -> Universe D.) Universe

d)

Universe -> Solar System -> Galaxy -> Planet

55.

Which planet is the largest planet in the solar system and is the fifth planet?

a)

the sun

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

56.

The four inner planets are rocky and small. Which description best fits the next four outer planets?

a)

They are also rocky and small.

b)

They are very large and has no moons

c)

They are small and made of ice.

d)

They are very large, made of gases with no solid surface

57.

What do Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars all have in common?

a)

They are all very cold planets.

b)

They are considered terrestrial planets, that is rocky or have metals with hard surface.

c)

They are about the same size.

d)

They are considered gas giants

58.

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?

a)

Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn

59.
What is the Sun?
a)
It is a satellite
b)
It is a Star
c)
It is a comet
d)
It is a planet
60.

What does a comet look like?

a)
b)
c)
d)
61.

This is the only planet with liquid water on it (so far as we know)

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Pluto

62.

How many planets are there?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

8

d)

3

63.

How many groups are the planets broken into?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

64.

What are the 4 inner planets?

a)

Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto

b)

Earth, Venus, Mars, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

65.

The inner planets share 2 qualities or characteristics

a)

Humans can live on them, they all have water

b)

They are rocky, and humans can find food on them

c)

They are rocky and close to the Sun

d)

They are close to the Sun, and humans can live on them

66.

The first planet, closest to the Sun, and the smallest planet. Is extremely hot during the day and freezing cold at night.

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Uranus

67.

How many planets are there?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

8

d)

3

68.

How many groups are the planets broken into?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

69.

What are the 4 inner planets?

a)

Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto

b)

Earth, Venus, Mars, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

70.

What are the 4 outer planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Uranus, Mercury, Earth, Mars

c)

Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mars

71.

The inner planets share 2 qualities or characteristics

a)

Humans can live on them, they all have water

b)

They are rocky, and humans can find food on them

c)

They are rocky and close to the Sun

d)

They are close to the Sun, and humans can live on them

72.

The first planet, closest to the Sun, and the smallest planet. Is extremely hot during the day and freezing cold at night.

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Uranus

73.

The second planet from the Sun, the atmosphere is made up of 96% carbon dioxide, extremely hot and the atmospheric pressure is bone crushing.

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

74.

The third planet from the Sun, has liquid water, and keeps a temperature that allows humans to live

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

75.

The fourth planet from the Sun, called the Red planet, and extensively explored and observed

a)

Neptune

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

76.

What are the 2 characteristics of the 4 outer planets.

a)

They are rocky and small in size

b)

Larger planets and made of gas

c)

Closer to the Sun and made of gas

d)

Farther from the Sun and made of gas

77.

The fifth planet, the largest planet and has a large storm called the Giant Red Spot that is visible from Earth

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

78.

The sixth planet, known for its rings made of ice particles, considered the lightest planet and is 95% than Earth

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

79.

The seventh planet, originally called Herschel, rotates on its side due to the angle of the axis.

a)

Uranus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Mercury

80.

The eighth planet, a dark blue color, windiest planet, with a set of rings including a set of rings that are braided

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

81.

Discovered in 1930, originally a planet and then switched to a dwarf planet in 2006.

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

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