5th Grade Earth and Space Test

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Which is not a layer of the sun?

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Which planet has a rocky surface?

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Which of these planets is most like Earth?

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Which choice below lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?

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What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?

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Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?

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What kind of technology has allowed people to explore the outer planets?

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Which is true about planets and asteroids?

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Earth and the other planets closest to the sun are made mostly of

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First person to see the 4 moons of Jupiter through his telescope. He also saw the "handles" of Saturn.

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What event on earth are solar flares the most similar to ?

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What evidence helped scientists decide that Pluto should be a dwarf planet?

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_______  is an imaginary line around which a planet spins.

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_______ is a natural object that orbits a planet.  Some planets have many of these.

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_______ is one whole spin of an object around its axis.

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Each of the outer planets has rings of particles and many moons orbiting it.

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The outer planets are much larger than the inner planets.

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As Earth rotates, the sun, moon, stars, and planets only seem to rise in the East and set in the West. It is really you that is moving.

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If you can find Polaris in the sky, you can tell which direction is North.

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The number of daylight hours do not change as the seasons change.

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How many hours does it take for Earth to make a complete rotation?

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Which planet is warmer, Mercury or Mars? Explain.

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Why do more asteroids not hit Earth?

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How does Earth's revolution around the sun cause seasons?

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A student says that she saw a shower of shooting stars in the sky last night. Explain what she probably really saw.

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5th Grade Earth and Space Test

Which is not a layer of the sun?

Which planet has a rocky surface?

Which of these planets is most like Earth?

Which choice below lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?

What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?

Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?

What kind of technology has allowed people to explore the outer planets?

Which is true about planets and asteroids?

Earth and the other planets closest to the sun are made mostly of

First person to see the 4 moons of Jupiter through his telescope. He also saw the "handles" of Saturn.

What event on earth are solar flares the most similar to ?

What evidence helped scientists decide that Pluto should be a dwarf planet?

Each of the outer planets has rings of particles and many moons orbiting it.

The outer planets are much larger than the inner planets.

As Earth rotates, the sun, moon, stars, and planets only seem to rise in the East and set in the West. It is really you that is moving.

If you can find Polaris in the sky, you can tell which direction is North.

The number of daylight hours do not change as the seasons change.

How many hours does it take for Earth to make a complete rotation?

Which planet is warmer, Mercury or Mars? Explain.

Why do more asteroids not hit Earth?

How does Earth's revolution around the sun cause seasons?

A student says that she saw a shower of shooting stars in the sky last night. Explain what she probably really saw.

How can you tell the difference between a comet and a star when looking in the sky?

Which is not a layer of the sun?

Which planet has a rocky surface?

Which of these planets is most like Earth?

Which choice below lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?

What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?

Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?

What kind of technology has allowed people to explore the outer planets?

Which is true about planets and asteroids?

Earth and the other planets closest to the sun are made mostly of

First person to see the 4 moons of Jupiter through his telescope. He also saw the "handles" of Saturn.

What event on earth are solar flares the most similar to ?

What evidence helped scientists decide that Pluto should be a dwarf planet?

Each of the outer planets has rings of particles and many moons orbiting it.

The outer planets are much larger than the inner planets.

As Earth rotates, the sun, moon, stars, and planets only seem to rise in the East and set in the West. It is really you that is moving.

If you can find Polaris in the sky, you can tell which direction is North.

The number of daylight hours do not change as the seasons change.

How many hours does it take for Earth to make a complete rotation?

Which planet is warmer, Mercury or Mars? Explain.

Why do more asteroids not hit Earth?

How does Earth's revolution around the sun cause seasons?

A student says that she saw a shower of shooting stars in the sky last night. Explain what she probably really saw.

How can you tell the difference between a comet and a star when looking in the sky?