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- 1. Multiple Choice
Outside on the playground, students are making a scale model of the solar system. Which of the following tools will be needed to measure the distance of the planets from the Sun on the model?
BalanceThermometerComputerMeter Stick - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?Sun and moon orbit EarthEarth and moon orbit SunEarth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits EarthEarth and sun orbit moon
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat planet is eighth in the Solar System?UranusJupiterNeptuneMars
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich planet is the largest in the solar system?EarthVenusSaturnJupiter
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow many days does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?30 days365 days100 days40 days
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are true about the Sun
EXCEPTthe Sun makes the light we seethe heat from the Sun is
reflected from Moon to
the Earth
sunlight is Earth’s primary source of energy - 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the fourth planet from the Sun?EarthMarsJupiterMercury
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA student made a model of how the Earth, Moon, and Sun orbit. She used ping-pong balls
to represent each one. She painted each one a different color. Then, she placed the Moon
and Earth close together and the Sun much further away.What is one limitation of the student's model?She used the same size balls.She made earth orbit the sun.She moved the Sun away from the Earth and Moon. - 9. Multiple ChoiceComplete the analogy. Planet is to Earth, as satellite is to:starsunmoonasteroid
- 10. Multiple ChoiceComplete the analogy. Oceanographer is to ocean, as astronomer is to:animalsrocks and mineralsmapsspace
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the nickname of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?rocky planetsrock starsfirst fourfinal four
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?EarthJupiterMercurySaturn
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDo you think dwarf planets are important?Yes, They are leftovers from the formation of the solar system.No. They don't mean anything.None of the above.All of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
In a complete sentence name three physical features of the Earth?
The Earth is made of 75% water
The Earth has life form
The Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
All of these are correct.
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