6 th Grade Science Chapter 9 Sun- Earth- Moon System Review Questions
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6th Grade Science
Chapter 9 Sun-Earth-
Moon System
ReviewQuestions
1. The moon takes _______ to rotate once.
a. 24 hours c. 23.5 days
b. 365 days d. 27.3 days
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Answer:
27.3 days
2. The Moon takes _____ to revolve around the Earth?a. 24 hours c. 23.5 daysb. 365 days d. 27.3 days
Answer:
27.3 days
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3. Earth is farthest from the sun during _____.a. spring c. winterb. summer d. fall
Answer:
summer
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4. The _______ causes the Sun to appear to rise and set.a. Earth’s revolution c. Sun’s revolutionb. Earth’s rotation d. Sun’s rotation
Answer:
Earth’s rotation
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5. What is the phase of the moon in the photo above?a. new c. fullb. 1st quarter d. 3rd quarter
Answer:
full
6. What is the phase of the moon in the photo above?a. new c. fullb. 1st quarter d. 3rd quarter
Answer:
1st quarter
7. What is the phase of the moon in the photo above?
a. new c. full
b. 1st quarter d. 3rd quarter
Answer:
3rd quarter
8. The Moon appears to be getting larger during the ____ phase.a. waxing c. crescentb. waning d. gibbous
Answer:
waxing
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13. A(n) _____ is the darkest part of the shadow during an eclipse.
a. umbra c. waxing gibbous
b. prenumbra d. waning gibbous
Answer:
umbra
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14. A(n) _____ is the lighter part of the shadow during an eclipse. a. umbra c. waxing gibbousb. prenumbra d. waning gibbous
Answer:
prenumbra
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15. A(n) ____ is a depression on the Moon caused by an object striking its surface.
a. eclipse c. phase
b. moonquake d. impact basin
Answer:
Impact basin
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16. Which season is beginning for the northern hemisphere?
a. spring c. fall
b. summer d. winter
Answer:
summer
17. Which season is beginning for the southern hemisphere?a. spring c. fall b. summer d. winter
Answer:
winter
18. Which season is beginning for the northern hemisphere?a. spring c. fall b. summer d. winter
Answer:
winter
Answer:
summer
19. Which season is beginning for the southern hemisphere?a. spring c. fall b. summer d. winter
20. February 8 is a _____ phase
a. Waxing crescent c. Waxing gibbous
b. Waning crescent d. Waning gibbous
Answer:
Waxing crescent
21. February 13 is a _____ phase
a. Waxing crescent c. Waxing gibbous
b. Waning crescent d. Waning gibbous
Answer:
Waxing gibbous
22. February 23 is a _____ phase
a. Waxing crescent c. Waxing gibbous
b. Waning crescent d. Waning gibbous
Answer:
Waning gibbous
23. February 27 is a _____ phase
a. Waxing crescent c. Waxing gibbous
b. Waning crescent d. Waning gibbous
Answer:
Waning crescent
24. Dark-colored, relatively flat regions of the Moon's surface that were formed when interior lava filled large basins are called ____.
a. craters c. maria
b. volcanoes d. sedimentary rocks
Answer:
maria
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25. The presence of maria on the Moon indicates that ____.
a. the Moon contains lava beneath its surface
b. many meteorites have hit the Moon recently
c. few meteorites have hit the Moon
d. the Moon has a dense atmosphere
Answer:
The Moon contains lava beneath its surface
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26. The round, three-dimensional object and model of Earth is a ____?
a. circle c. sphere
b. ellipse d. axis
Answer:
sphere
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27. Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun is a ____?
a. circle c. sphere
b. ellipse d. axis
Answer:
ellipse
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28. The imaginary line extending between the poles around which Earth spins is its _____.a. circle c. sphereb. ellipse d. axis
Answer:
axis
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29. December 21 or 22 in the northern hemisphere is the ____.
a. Winter Solstice c. Spring Equinox
b. Summer Solstice d. Fall Equinox
Answer:
Winter solstice
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30. June 21 or 22 in the northern hemisphere is the ____.
a. Winter Solstice c. Spring Equinoxb. Summer Solstice d. Fall Equinox
Answer:
Summer Solstice
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31. March 21 or 22 in the northern hemisphere is the ____.
a. Winter Solstice c. Spring Equinoxb. Summer Solstice d. Fall Equinox
Answer:
Spring Equinox
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32. September 21 or 22 in the northern hemisphere is the ____.
a. Winter Solstice c. Spring Equinoxb. Summer Solstice d. Fall Equinox
Answer:Fall Equinox
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33. ____ observed that the Earth cast a round shadow on the moon.
a. Socrates c. Columbus
b. Aristotle d. Plato
Answer:
Aristotle
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34. Earth’s north magnetic pole is its geographic ____.
a. North pole c. equatorb. South pole d. North Star
Answer:South pole
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35. Earth’s axis is tilted ____ degrees from a line drawn perpendicular to the plane of its orbit.
a. 11.5 c. 32.7
b. 23.5 d. 57.2
Answer:
23.5
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36. The Earth’s magnetic axis it tilted ___ degrees to the rotational axis.
a. 11.5 c. 32.7b. 23.5 d. 57.2
Answer:
11.5
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37. The Earth’s period of rotation is ____ .
a. 24 hours c. 365 days
b. 27.3 days d. 1000 years
Answer:
24 hours
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38. The Earth’s period of revolution is ___ .
a. 24 hours c. 365 days
b. 27.3 days d. 1000 years
Answer:
365 days
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39. As sailors sailed north they noticed the north star ___ .
a. Got brighter c. appeared higher in the sky
b. Got dimmer d. appeared lower in the sky
Answer:
Appeared higher in the sky
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40. The Earth’s rotates ___ as viewed from above the north pole.
a. Clockwise c. Earth does not rotate
b. Counter-clockwise d. Depends on the season
Answer:Counter-clockwise
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