6th Grade Chapter 2, Lesson 1 Science Test

Fill in the blank: ______ occurs on the first days of spring and fall.

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Eclipse

• Full Moon

The longest day of the year is a ______.

• solstice

• equinox

• eclipse

• new moon

The surface of the moon is covered in ______, mountains, and lava plains from ancient volcanoes.

• craters

• rivers

• forests

• lakes

Fill in the blank: Earth is one of ______ planets orbiting the sun in our solar system.

• eight

• seven

• nine

• ten

Fill in the blank: Objects in our solar system orbit the Sun due to the Sun’s huge mass and ______.

• gravitational pull

• magnetic field

• solar wind

• light pressure

It takes ______ hours for the Earth to make a full rotation around the sun.

• 24

• 48

• 12

• 36

The cause of seasons on Earth is related to the ______ of Earth’s axis toward or away from the Sun.

• tilt

• rotation

• distance

• speed

The Moon orbits Earth for the same reason that Earth orbits the Sun; the reason is the force of ______.

• gravity

• magnetism

• electricity

• friction

As the Moon orbits Earth, the visible part of the Moon reflecting the Sun’s light seems to change shape; these shapes are called the ______ of the Moon.

• phases

• faces

• stages

• cycles

When Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, the half of the moon facing Earth is completely lit up and the phase is a full moon; over the next two weeks, we say the Moon is ______.

• waning

• waxing

• new

• gibbous