Space Unit Exam Review
Quiz by Cortney Turrubiartes
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- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
- Q1
What would change if Earth rotated on its axis more slowly than it does now?
There would be more days in a year.
There would be a longer day.
There would be a shorter day.
There would be only two seasons in a year.
300s5.8c - Q2
Astronauts in the International Space Station observe the Earth from space. The Earth produces no light, yet can be seen in space. What description of the properties of the solar system best explains the observations?
The Earth reflects the light generated by the Sun.
The Earth reflects light generated by the stars.
The Earth reflects light generated from the space station.
The Earth reflects the light generated by the Moon.
300s5.8c - Q3
A student has three spheres that each have a different size. How should the student label the spheres to model the size differences between the Sun, Earth, and Moon?
Sun - Large
Earth - Small
Moon - Medium
Sun - Small
Earth - Large
Moon - Medium
Sun - Medium
Earth - Large
Moon - Small
Sun - Large
Earth - Medium
Moon - Small
300s5.8d - Q4
What type of pattern causes the seasons to change throughout each year?
The continual movement of the Earth around the Sun.
The continual movement of the Sun around the Moon.
The continual movement of the Sun around the Earth.
The continual movement of the Earth around the Moon.
300s - Q5
The Earth orbits the Sun every 365 days. Which pattern of change does this orbit create?
The appearance of the Moon.
The changing seasons.
The length of shadows throughout the day.
The amount of cloud cover in the sky.
300s - Q6
What is the fourth planet from the Sun?
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
300s - Q7
Earth is the 3rd closest planet to the Sun. Earth orbits between which of the following planets?
Mercury and Venus
Jupiter and Saturn
Mars and Jupiter
Venus and Mars
300s - Q8
A student is drawing a diagram of the Solar System. Which planets should he draw on each side of Jupiter to show the correct order of the planets?
Neptune and Saturn
Mars and Saturn
Neptune and Mars
Earth and Uranus
300s - Q9
Which statement best describes why the Sun appears to be falling from the sky as day turns into night?
Gravity is pulling the Sun down.
The Sun revolves around the Earth.
The Earth rotates on its axis.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
300s5.8c - Q10
Planets rotate on their axis. The length of time for one rotation for each of the four planets is shown in the table. Which of the planets listed has a length of rotation closest to the length of one rotation of the Earth?
D
B
A
C
300s5.8c - Q11
A student created a model to demonstrate the Sun and Earth system. He used a broomstick, a baseball, and one meter of string. If the baseball represents the Earth, how would the student demonstrate the day/night cycle?
The student would raise and lower the stick.
The student would turn his back to the baseball.
The student would twist the string to spin the baseball.
The student would spin around causing the ball to swing around him.
300s5.8c - Q12
The Sun appears to move across the sky during the day. Which model below represents the most accurate explanation for the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky as shown in the picture?
300s5.8c - Q13
The Sun is 400 times larger than the Moon. Which picture shows the size of the Sun relative to the size of the Moon?
300s5.8d - Q14
The graph shows changes in the length of the shadow of the school's flagpole for an entire school year. Each day, students measured the length of the school's flagpole shadow when the Sun was highest in the sky.
Based on the information, which pattern occurs in the flagpole's shadow throughout the year?
The shadow is the longest in the summer and shortest in the winter.
The shadow is longest in the spring and shortest in the autumn.
The shadow is longest in the winter and shortest in the summer.
The shadow is longest in the autumn and shortest in the spring.
300s - Q15
The picture shows the pattern of the Moon's appearance over the last month. There is a picture missing at the arrow.
Which picture shows how the Moon would appear at the arrow?
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