MS. Rabess Grade 6 Space Test
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The world around us is enormous – potentially even too big to see everything there is to see in a single lifetime, which makes it even more incredible to think about the ins and outs of space and the universe itself, a vast stretch of landscape that is infinitely bigger than the world we already consider to be huge. Let’s talk a little more about space in the following sixth-grade level quiz!
- 1.
![A frozen chunk of ice dust]( "A frozen chunk of ice dust")
- A.
Comet
- B.
Meteroid
- C.
Asteroid
- 2.
- A.
If something is moving, it will keep moving until something stops it. If something is not moving, it will just sit there until something comes along to move it.
- B.
The thing that makes you stick to the Earth & keeps us from floating.
- 3.How does energy from the sun come (travel)to Earth?
- A.
It waits for rain and then the rain brings down the energy
- B.
Gravity and inertia
- C.
Through light and heat from the rays
- 4.These forces work together to keep planets in orbits?
- A.
Inertia and gravity
- B.
Light and heat
- C.
Up and down
- 5.This is a chunk of rock that is orbiting the sun:
- A.
Asteroid
- B.
Satellite
- C.
System
- 6.Meteoroids usually come from
- A.
Strong solar winds
- B.
The sun
- C.
Leftover pieces of comets or asteroids that have collided (crashed)
- 7.This planet is covered mostly in water and is the only planet known to have life
- A.
Jupiter
- B.
Earth
- C.
Pluto
- 8.
![This is the largest planet in our solar system.]( "This is the largest planet in our solar system.")
This is the largest planet in our solar system.- A.
Jupiter
- B.
Earth
- C.
Mars
- 9.
![I am the red planet. Astronauts have visited me many times. I am the 4th planet from the sun. Which planet am I?]( "I am the red planet. Astronauts have visited me many times. I am the 4th planet from the sun. Which planet am I?")
- A.
Earth
- B.
Mercury
- C.
Mars
- 10.
![I am the brightest of the planets, 2nd from the sun, & sometimes called the “Evening Star”. Which planet am I?]( "I am the brightest of the planets, 2nd from the sun, & sometimes called the “Evening Star”. Which planet am I?")
I am the brightest of the planets, 2nd from the sun, & sometimes called the “Evening Star”. Which planet am I?- A.
Venus
- B.
Earth
- C.
Jupiter
- 11.
![I am the water planet, 3rd from the sun, and the only planet known to have life. Which planet am I?]( "I am the water planet, 3rd from the sun, and the only planet known to have life. Which planet am I?")
I am the water planet, 3rd from the sun, and the only planet known to have life. Which planet am I?- A.
Earth
- B.
Jupiter
- C.
Mercury
- 12.
![My beautiful rings make me popular, I’m the 6th from the sun and I have 18 known moons. Which planet am I?]( "My beautiful rings make me popular, I’m the 6th from the sun and I have 18 known moons. Which planet am I?")
My beautiful rings make me popular, I’m the 6th from the sun and I have 18 known moons. Which planet am I?- A.
Mercury
- B.
Uranus
- C.
Saturn
- 13.
![I am a small, icy]( "I am a small, icy")
I am a small, icy "dwarf planet" and scientist are questioning if I am even a real planet. Which planet am I?- A.
Pluto
- B.
Earth
- C.
Jupiter
- 14.
![Well, I rotate on my side in a tilted way & I’m the 7th from the sun. Which planet am I?]( "Well, I rotate on my side in a tilted way & I’m the 7th from the sun. Which planet am I?")
Well, I rotate on my side in a tilted way & I’m the 7th from the sun. Which planet am I?- A.
Venus
- B.
Uranus
- C.
Neptune
- 15.
![I’m the small, rocky planet, closest to the sun with almost no atmosphere. Which planet am I?]( "I’m the small, rocky planet, closest to the sun with almost no atmosphere. Which planet am I?")
I’m the small, rocky planet, closest to the sun with almost no atmosphere. Which planet am I?- A.
Mercury
- B.
Venus
- C.
Earth
- 16.
![My winds are the fastest in the solar system and I am the 8th planet from the sun. Which planet am I?]( "My winds are the fastest in the solar system and I am the 8th planet from the sun. Which planet am I?")
My winds are the fastest in the solar system and I am the 8th planet from the sun. Which planet am I?- A.
Neptune
- B.
Venus
- C.
Jupiter
- 17.Which answer shows the planets listed in the correct order from the sun:
- A.
Sun=Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Pluto, Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Earth
- B.
Sun= Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Pluto, Saturn
- C.
Sun= Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
- 18.
![Do planets travel around the sun in an elliptical orbit? (stretched out circles)]( "Do planets travel around the sun in an elliptical orbit? (stretched out circles)")
Do planets travel around the sun in an elliptical orbit? (stretched out circles)- A.
Yes, they do.
- B.
No, they do not.
- 19.Meteoroids are small rocky objects that orbit the Sun
- A.
Yes, that is TRUE!
- B.
No, that is FALSE!
- 20.The time that it takes for a planet to rotate once on its axis is its:
- A.
Rotation period.
- B.
Shuttle period.
- C.
Crater period.
- 21.Which of the planets listed below are called the "Gas Giants"
- A.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- B.
Pluto, Earth, Mercury, Mars
- 22.When parts function as a whole, this is called a:
- A.
System
- B.
Meteor
- C.
Thrust
- 23.When meteoroids land on earth, their name changes to:
- A.
Comet
- B.
Meteorites
- C.
Asteroids
- 24.
![This _________ in the earth was most likely caused by a _______ crashing into the ground.]( "This _________ in the earth was most likely caused by a _______ crashing into the ground.")
This _________ in the earth was most likely caused by a _______ crashing into the ground.- A.
Volcano/earthquake
- B.
Crater/meteorite
- C.
Comet/star
- 25.
- A.
four seasons
- B.
Day and night
- C.
The calendar year
- D.
The moon's changing size
- 26.
- A.
The sun rotates
- B.
The Earth orbits the sun
- C.
The sun orbits the Earth
- D.
Earth rotates on its axis
- 27.
- A.
Gas and helium
- B.
Gas and water
- C.
Gas and rock
- 28.
- A.
24 hours
- B.
1 month
- C.
365 days
- 29.In your own words, explain how mass and weight are affected by gravity in our solar system. (You may use pictures, numbers, symbols, and words in your answer.)
- 30.In your own words, explain the difference(s) between a lunar and a solar eclispe.(You may use pictures, numbers, symbols, and words in your answer.)
- 31.In your own words, the "birth" of our solar system. (You may use pictures, numbers, symbols, and words in your answer.)
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