Characteristics of Stars The Moon Characteristics of Earth Motion Moves! Planets

Question Column Complete the data table: StarsOur Sun Different Colors?

Answer Column Our Sun is a yellow star!

Question Column Complete the data table: StarsOur Sun Stars are different sizes. ?

Answer Column Our Sun is a medium sized star.

Question Column Which star would appear brightest? A.The star that is farthest away. B.The star that is hottest. C.The star that is smallest. D.The star that is coldest.

Answer Column Which star would appear brightest? B. The star that is hottest.

Question Column Why does the Sun look so much bigger than all the other stars in the sky? A.Because the Sun is yellow. B.Because the Sun is medium-sized. C.Because the Sun is the hottest star. D.Because the Sun is the closest star to Earth.

Answer Column Why does the Sun look so much bigger than all the other stars in the sky? D Because the Sun is the closest star to Earth.

Question Column Which star in the data table below is our Sun? ColorSizeAgeDistance from Earth Star AYellowLargeMiddleFar Star BRedMediumOldFar Star CYellowMediumMiddleClose

Answer Column ColorSizeAgeDistance from Earth Star CYellowMediumMiddleClose

Question Column What measure of time can be taken from the Moon’s revolution around the Earth? A.About a day B.About a week C.About a month D.About a year

Answer Column What measure of time can be taken from the Moon’s revolution around the Earth? C about a month

Question Column Our Moon is actually the given name of the object that orbits our planet. What is the scientific name for our Moon? A.sphere B.orbiter C.artificial turf D.natural satellite

Answer Column What is the scientific name for our Moon? D natural satellite

Question Column Which model below is an accurate representation of the relationship between the Earth and Moon? A The Earth revolves around the Moon. B The Moon revolves around the Earth. C The Moon revolves around the Earth. D The Moon revolves around the Earth.

Answer Column C The Moon revolves around the Earth.

Question Column Name another word that refers to anything related to the Moon.

Answer Column LUNAR (not looney!)

Question Column Earth’s rotation causes which of the following? A.The appearance of seasons on the Moon B.The appearance of craters on the Moon C.The appearance of the Moon moving across the sky. D.The appearance of shadows on the Moon.

Answer Column Earth’s rotation causes which of the following? C The appearance of the Moon moving across the sky.

Question Column A D C B If Earth is at Point D, where will it be in 3 months? A.Point A B.Point B C.Point C D.Point D

Answer Column B A C B D

Question Column If Earth were at Point B, where would it be 5 years later? A.Point A B.Point B C.Point C D.Point D B D C A

Answer Column B A C B D

Question Column We know that the Earth is mostly covered in water. We also know that most of the water on Earth is salt water. Of the freshwater on Earth, where is most freshwater found? A.lakes B.the air C.rivers D.glaciers

Answer Column D - Glaciers!

Question Column Complete the table. Earth Earth’s Orbit Shape

Answer Column Earth’s shape is spherical! Earth’s orbit’s shape is elliptical!

This picture of a seashell was taken at what time on a summer day? North West East South Question Column A.6 a.m. B.12 noon C.6 p.m. D.12 midnight

Answer Column C - 6 p.m.

Question Column Which motion causes day and night? A. Rotation B. Revolution C. Spinning D. Vibrating

Answer Column 4-100

Question Column The length of daylight changes as the seasons change on Earth. What are the reasons for the seasons? A. Rotation and revolution B. The tilt of the Earth’s axis and rotation C. Orbiting and gravity D. The tilt of the Earth’s axis and revolution

Answer Column D The tilt of the Earth’s axis and revolution

Which motion moves counterclockwise? A. Earth’s rotation, but not its revolution B. Earth’s revolution, but not its rotation C. Both Earth’s rotation and revolution D. Neither Earth’s rotation nor its revolution Question Column 4-300

Answer Column C

Question Column Which diagram is correct? A B

Answer Column A

Question Column Which statement about motion is true? A.People count their age by the rotation of Earth. B.People count their age by the rotation of the Moon. C.People count their age by the revolution of Earth. D.People count their age by the revolution of the Moon.

Answer Column C People count their age by the revolution of Earth around the Sun.

Question Column Earth is the __ planet from the Sun? A. 1 st B. 3 rd C. 7 th D. 9 th

Answer Column B

Question Column Which list shows the correct planet order according to the closest planet from the Sun to the furthest planet from the Sun? A.Pluto, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune C. Earth, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus D. Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

Answer Column B

Question Column A year on planet Joseph is 120 days. A year on planet Miller is 880 days. Use the diagram to estimate the length of a year on planet Gillund. Miller GillundJoseph A days B. 750 days C. 500 days D. 350 days

Answer Column D Notice Gillund’s orbit is slightly closer to Joseph than to Miller!

Question Column How much of a planet experiences daytime at the same time? A. ¼ B. ½ C. Almost all D. ¾

Answer Column B

Question Column Name one major difference between the inner planets and the outer planets?

Answer Column Possible Answers: The inner planets are crowded together, the outer planets are spread apart The inner planets are smaller than the outer planets The inner planets are made of rock, the outer planets are made of gases The inner planets have more less than the outer planets The inner planets have craters, the outer planets do not The inner planets do not have rings, the outer planets do The inner planets are closer to the Sun, the outer planets are farther away from the Sun.