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Earth Sun Moon System
Test Description: 6th grade Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the reason(s) for seasons on Earth?
A
Moon's revolution around Earth
B
Earth's distance from the Sun
C
Earth's rotation and revolution around the Sun
D
Earth's tilt on its axis and revolution around the Sun
2) The different shapes of the moon are called _______.
A
phases
B
crescents
C
constellations
D
quarters
3) A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.
A
comet
B
meteor
C
asteroid
D
moon
4) A pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal or object.
A
star cluster
B
constellation
C
solar system
D
galaxy
5) His calculations proved that the shape of a planet's orbit is an ellipse, not a circle.
A
Galileo
B
Ptolemy
C
Kepler
D
Aristotle
6) Ancient scientists, Aristotle and Ptolemy, developed early models of our solar system with _____ at the center.
A
Earth
B
Sun
C
Moon
D
a black hole
7) What is the name of the sun-centered model of the solar system?
A
gravitational
B
heliocentric
C
geocentric
D
elliptical
8) The motion of the Earth spinning on its axis is ________.
A
rotation
B
revolution
C
heliocentric
D
gravitation
9) One revolution of the Earth around the sun takes ______________.
A
one year
B
29 1/2 days
C
one day
D
one month
10) What phase of the moon follows the new moon?
A
full moon
B
waxing crescent
C
1st quarter
D
waxing gibbous
11) When the Earth is directly between the moon and the sun it is produces a _______ eclipse
A
lunar
B
solar
C
annular
D
partial
12) When the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and blocks the sun's light is is called a ______ eclipse
A
partial
B
solar
C
annular
D
lunar
13) During what moon phase does a solar eclipse occur?
A
new moon
B
1st quarter
C
3rd quarter
D
full moon
14) Which term describes the rise and fall of ocean waters?
A
eclipses
B
phases
C
tides
D
moon
15) The gravitational pulls from both the sun and moon combine to produce ______ tides.
A
neap
B
low
C
high
D
spring
16) The sun and moon pulling in different directions produce ______ tides.
A
high
B
neap
C
spring
D
low
17) What causes tides?
A
gravitational pull of the moon
B
gravitational pull of the Earth
C
gravitational pull of the sun
D
Gravity between Earth, Moon and Sun.
18) What is the name for an Earth centered model of the universe?
A
gravitational
B
geocentric
C
heliocentric
D
elliptical
19) A body that orbits a planet is called a _________.
A
satellite
B
constellation
C
star
D
galaxy
20) A giant ball of super heated gas or plasma , composed of hydrogen and helium.
A
star
B
planet
C
comet
D
meteor
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