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Test Description: 5th Grade
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How do stars differ from one another?
A
They can be different in height, weight, age, and health.
B
They can be different in size, color, temperature, brightness, and life span.
C
They are the same in every way except size and temperature.
D
All stars are essentially the same.
2) A light-year is a measurement of
A
speed
B
distance
C
capacity
D
time
3) Why is a constellation, like the Big Dipper, seen near the northern horizon in fall and overhead in spring in the northern hemisphere?
A
The Earth changes positions as it orbits the Moon.
B
The Earth changes positions as it orbits the Sun.
C
The Sun changes positions as it orbits the Earth.
D
The moon changes positions as it orbits the Sun.
4) If two stars were the same size and temperature, which star would seem the brightest to us?
A
The red supergiant.
B
The star furthest from us.
C
The star closest to us.
D
The white dwarf star.
5) What type of star can have a high temperature, but a low luminosity?
A
giant
B
main sequence
C
supergiant
D
white dwarf
6) Compared to other stars, the Sun is...
A
among the smallest stars.
B
among the brightest stars.
C
average in all areas.
D
among the coolest stars.
7) Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A
Earth revolves around the Sun.
B
Earth rotates around an axis.
C
Earth revolves around the Sun in 24 hours.
D
Earth is tilted.
8) During summertime in the Northern Hemisphere, the days are...
A
shorter, because the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.
B
longer, because the Earth is closer to the Sun.
C
longer, because the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun.
D
shorter, because the Earth is farther away from the Sun.
9) We are located in
A
the Southern Hemisphere.
B
n/a
C
n/a
D
the Northern Hemisphere.
10) The seasons, length of day, etc. in Australia are __________ those in Chicago.
A
the opposite of
B
slightly different than
C
the same for most of the year as
D
the same as
11) What motion of the Earth causes day and night to occur?
A
orbit
B
swivel
C
rotation
D
revolution
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