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Grade 5 Planetary Motion
This force keeps the planets in orbit.
  1. electrical energy
  2. nuclear force
  3. gravitational pull
  4. air resistance
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
The constellations seem to move as the seasons on Earth change. What causes this?
  1. Like the Moon, the stars move around Earth.
  2. As Earth revolves around the Sun, we have a different view of the stars.
  3. As Earth rotates on its axis, we see different parts of the sky.
  4. Just as the seasons on Earth change, so do the seasons on stars.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
When one object passes through the shadow of another it is a(n)                .
  1. crater
  2. axis
  3. reflection
  4. eclipse
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Which is an oval-like shape, like a flattened circle?
  1. Meteor
  2. Universe
  3. Star
  4. Elliptical
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
The path one object takes around another object in space
  1. hydrosphere
  2. atmosphere
  3. axis
  4. orbit
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
What is the primary cause of seasons?
  1. the tilt of Earth's axis
  2. the distance from the Sun
  3. the amount of gravity on Earth
  4. none of the above
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Why there are different seasons on Earth?
  1. because of the Moon's rotation around Earth
  2. because of the distance Earth is from the Sun
  3. because Earth is tilted on an axis
  4. because the clouds block out the Sun
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Ashley is studying how the length of an object's shadow changes from early morning to late afternoon. At the end of the day, she creates a bar graph that relates the time of day and length of the shadow. Which of the following best describes how Ashley's graph should look?
  1. The length of the bars increases in size from morning through afternoon.
  2. The length of the bars decreases in size from morning through afternoon.
  3. The length of the bars increases in size from morning until noon and then decreases in length through afternoon.
  4. The length of the bars decreases in size from morning until noon and then increases in length through afternoon.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
When Earth is tilted away from the Sun it is                  in the Northern Hemisphere.
  1. summer and warm
  2. winter and cold
  3. day and night
  4. all of the above
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Earth spins on its                .
  1. cycle
  2. day
  3. axis
  4. moon
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
An imaginary line that goes through the North Pole and the South Pole of Earth:
       AXIS       
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
How many days does it take for Earth to revolve around the Sun?
  1. 365 days
  2. 7 days
  3. 257 days
  4. 500 days
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
                refers to the movement of Earth around the Sun.
  1. Precipitation
  2. Random movement
  3. Revolution
  4. Rotation
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
The Sun, Earth, and Moon rotate.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Your shadow is                 at sunset than at noon.
  1. shorter
  2. flatter
  3. longer
  4. rounder
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Every 24 hours, Earth makes one full
  1. revolution.
  2. rotation.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
Earth rotates on a(n)                .
  1. sun ray
  2. orbit
  3. shadow
  4. axis
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
The table shows the sunrise and sunset times for a location over ten days.
DaySunrise
(a.m.)		Sunset
(p.m)
15:098:15
25:088:16
35:088:16
45:088:17
55:078:18
65:078:18
75:078:19
85:078:19
95:078:20
105:068:21

Which conclusion about the amount of daylight can be drawn from the data?
  1. The amount of daylight is increasing, so winter is approaching.
  2. The amount of daylight is decreasing, so winter is approaching.
  3. The amount of daylight is increasing, so summer is approaching.
  4. The amount of daylight is decreasing, so summer is approaching.
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
The spinning of the Earth on its axis approximately every 24 hours:
           rotation           
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
What direction does the sun set?
  1. East
  2. West
  3. North
  4. South
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