Post-Assessment Full Year Review

Which space object is usually found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

Which space object is a a ball of rock and ice that develops a tail?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

A portion of the solar system is shown below. Which of the letters most likely represents the planet Jupiter?

• A.

• B.

• C.

Which type of planets are farther from the sun and knows as "gas giants"?

• inner planets

• outer planets

Fill in the blanks with your answer choice: "The 4 outer planets are _____ than the 4 inner planets and consist of mostly _______."

• smaller, rocky

• larger, rocky

• smaller, gas

• larger, gas

A student ties a string around a weight and swings the weight in a circle around her body. If the student represents the Sun and the weight represents Earth, what does the string represent?

• gravity

• radiation

• electricity

• magnetism

Based on the table, which of the following are characteristics of outer planets?

• more moons

• slower rotational periods

• faster rotational periods

• less density

• fewer moons

Select the TWO properties that are most important to sustaining life on Earth

• Time of rotation - 24 hours

• Time of revolution - about 365 days

• Distance from the Sun - 149,600,000 km

• Surface structure - rock and water

• Orbit shape - ellipse

Which diagram shows the Moon when it is LEAST visible from Earth?

• Diagram A

• Diagram B

• Diagram C

• Diagram D

On Earth's surface, when it is summer at point A, it is winter at point B. Which best explains why it is winter at point B?

• Point B is closer to a pole than point A, so it is always farther from the Sun.

• The elevation of point B is greater than that of point A, so it has less atmosphere to absorb sunlight.

• Point B is located in an area where ocean and atmospheric currents tend to circulate heat away from it.

• Point B is located in the Southern Hemisphere, so Earth's axial tilt causes it to receive less sunlight than point A.