Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What
causes Earth’s four seasons?
a. | the rotation of the Moon around its
axis | b. | the tilt of Earth
on its axis and its orbit around the Sun | c. | the rotation of Earth on its
axis | d. | the distance from
Earth to the Sun | | |
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Which
choice is one of the Sun’s effects on Earth?
a. | The Sun’s energy powers the rock
cycle. | b. | The Sun causes constellations to
form. | c. | The Sun provides plants with energy to make
food. | d. | The Sun provides energy that causes Earth to
rotate. | | |
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Which
choice best describes the planet Saturn?
a. | It has bright, beautiful rings. | b. | It is the second planet out from the
Sun. | c. | It is the
smallest planet in the solar system. | d. | It is made up mostly of gases. | | |
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What
is illustrated in this diagram?
a. | a constellation | b. | Earth’s axis | c. | a lunar eclipse | d. | the phases of the
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Matching
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Reviewing Vocabulary
Match each definition to the correct
vocabulary term.
a. | a large body of rock or gas that moves around a star
| b. | the force that
pulls bodies or objects toward other bodies or objects | c. | one turn of Earth on its axis
| d. | a group of stars
that forms a pattern or picture in the night sky | | |
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constellation
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planet
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gravity
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rotation
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Match the words with the letters in the diagram.
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summer
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winter
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axis
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Here are the five outer planets of the solar system listed
from
smallest to largest. Write A next to the planet that is closest to
the
Sun, write B next to the planet next closest to the Sun, and so
on.
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Short Answer
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Reviewing Vocabulary
Write your answer on the lines below each
question.
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What
is the solar system?
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What
are gas giants?
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What
is a lunar eclipse?
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What
is a star?
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Checking Main Ideas
Answer the questions using complete
sentences.
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What
makes up the universe?
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Essay
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Checking Main Ideas
Answer the questions using complete
sentences.
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Identify three of the main effects of the Sun on Earth.
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23.
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Compare How are Saturn and Uranus alike? How are they
different?
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