SOL Review - 6th Grade Content

True or False: Jupiter takes longer to revolve around the sun than Mercury. 

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

If Earth is 1 astronomical unit (au) away from the sun, which planets will be less than 1au away from the sun?

• Mercury & Venus

• Jupiter & Saturn

• Mars & Neptune

• Earth & Uranus

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What makes the following planets similar to each other: Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus?

• They are all gas giants.

• They are all terrestrial.

• They all have moons.

• They are all known as inner planets.

The asteroid belt is located between these two planets:

• Jupiter & Saturn

• Mercury & Venus

• Mars & Jupiter

• Neptune & Uranus

Why are the first four planets called terrestrial?

• They have a gaseous surface.

• They have a solid rock-like surface similar to Earth.

• They all have rings.

• They all have at least one moon revolving around them.

Tides on Earth are primarily influenced by the gravitational pulls of which three celestial objects?  

• Mercury, the Sun, and Venus

• Earth, the Moon, and the Sun

• The Sun, Jupiter, and the asteroid belt

• The Moon, Mars, and Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Identify the seasons for the northern hemisphere of Earth as Earth revolves around the sun in the diagram.

a

b

c

d

Spring

Winter

Summer

Autumn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

  During which phase of the moon could the moon possibly block out the entire sun?  

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• First Quarter

• New Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why is it summer in the northern hemisphere when it is winter in the southern hemisphere?  

• Because Earth moves closer and farther away from the Sun.

• Because of the tilt of the Earth's axis. The Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun during the summer.

• Because the Sun moves closer to the Earth during summer.

• Because of the way the Moon orbits the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Where in the Northern Hemisphere would it be possible to receive 24 hours of daylight?  

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• Virginia

• Colorado