Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Which event happens because of Earth's rotation?

• The seasons change

• Day and Night

• The Moon appears to grow and shrink

• The stars move across the sky

What happens due to the Earth revolving around the sun?

• Day and Night

• Seasons

Victoria looked up at the sky before bed and wondered aloud, "why do certain constellations only appear in the night sky during certain times of the year?"

• They only form during those months

• The Moon blocks different stars as it moves

• Earth's position in its orbit changes what part of space we face

• The Sun creates new constellations every season

Match the characteristics of Inner and Outer Planets.

• Outer Planets

• Longer Year

• Outer Planet

• Shorter Year

• Inner Planet

• Composed of rock and metal

• Inner Planet

• Composed of gas

• Outer Planet

• Many moons

Which phase of the Moon happens about a week after the New Moon?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Third Quarter

Which property would a geologist most likely test by scratching a mineral with a steel nail?

• Streak

• Hardness

• Cleavage

• Luster

Which process forms sedimentary rock over millions of years?

• Cooling magma under Earth's surface

• Rock pieces being compacted and cemented into layers

• Intense heat and pressure deep underground

• Lava cooling quickly after a volcanic eruption

Which statements describes minerals? (hint: check ALL that apply)

• They are made of only one substance with a definite chemical makeup

• They are formed by natural processes

• They can be man-made

• They can be found in many different colors

Emma found a rock and noticed that there was a fossilized fish on one side. Which type of rock was she observing?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• A hard rock

Which sentence would best express the main idea of a paragraph describing how hurricanes form and where they most often occur?

• A. Emma said that Hurricanes can be very dangerous.

• B. Meteorologists track storms using satellites.

• C. Hurricanes are powerful storms that form over warm ocean water and often move toward land.

• D. “People living near the coast may need to evacuate.”