Space Test Review Unit 6

Students in class were asked to identify celestial objects based on characteristics. The table below shows the characteristics of four objects. Match each object with its characteristic. Move the answers to the correct boxes.

• a body orbiting a planet

• moon

• body of ice and dust orbiting the Sun

• comet

• a large body, either of rock or gas, orbiting the Sun

• planet

• rocks orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter

• asteroid

Which of the following is a reason for Buzz Aldrin to wear his space suit?

• provides water for the astronaut

• provides a source of oxygen

• provides for easier walking

• a source of food

Which of the following celestial bodies is made of rock and mineral?

• Sun

• Moon

• Comets

• Asteroids

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Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called -

• asteroids

• meteors

• comets

• planets

One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all -

• are made of rock.

• come from the Oort Cloud.

• come from the Asteroid Belt.

• orbit the sun.

Juan listed the planets in the order that is closest to the sun to farthest from the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. According to this order, which has the shortest year?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Saturn

• Mercury

Which of the following lists represents characteristics of both the Sun and the Earth?

• - Produce light - Made from rocks - Can be seen from the moon

• - Can see craters on their surface - Spherical in shape - Can be seen from the moon

• - Have objects orbiting them - Spherical in shape - Can be seen from the moon

• - Produce light - Have objects orbiting them - Can see craters on their surface

What is unique about the Earth and the Moon?

• Earth is the only planet in our solar system with one Moon.

• Earth’s Moon is the only moon that reflects light.

• Earth’s Moon is the only one that moves around a planet in a predictable cycle.

• Earth’s Moon is the only one visible from Earth.

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A student was designing a model of the solar system and used a golf ball to represent the Earth. Which two objects could the student use to represent Jupiter and the Moon?

• a baseball as Jupiter and a basketball as the moon

• a grape as Jupiter and a marble as the moon

• a basketball as Jupiter and a marble as the moon

• a beach ball as Jupiter and a soccer ball as the moon

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Gravity is the force that governs all motion in the universe. Which statements accurately describe the force of gravity?

• A. Gravitational force increases as the mass of the object increases.

• B. Gravitational force increases as the mass of the object decreases.

• C. Gravitational force increases as mass and distance increase.

• D. Gravitational force increases as the distance between two objects increases.

• E. Gravitational force increases as the distance between two objects decreases.

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