5th Grade Earth's Patterns and Movements

A force of attraction between any two any objects is called _____________.

• static electricity
• rotation
• gravity
• orbit

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___________________ is the path one object takes around another object.

• An orbit
• A rotation

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A chunk of rock from space that travels through Earth's atmosphere is a called a ____________.

• meteoroid
• meteor
• asteroid
• comet

We do not feel Earth move because _______________.

• we move with Earth as it rotates
• Earth moves very slowly

Earth's gravity pulls objects toward its ______.

• axis
• center
• orbit
• moon

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Which would be the most likely outcome of a meteorite's encounter with Earth?

• The meteorite orbits around Earth.
• The meteorite flies past Earth.
• The meteorite hits Earth and makes a crater.
• The meteorite burns in Earth's atmosphere.

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Earth completes one full ______ on its axis every 24 hours.

• rotation
• revolution
• resolution
• reservation

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The picture below shows the Moon as it travels around Earth. When the lit part of the Moon grows larger, it is in the ________ phase.

• waning
• the first quarter
• waxing
• the last quarter

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The tilt of Earth's ___________ affects the seasons.

• axis
• poles
• equator
• core

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When the moon appears completely dark with no lit part visible from Earth, it is called a _____________.

• full moon
• waning gibbous moon
• old moon
• new moon

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