A fun way to review after you finish learning about Astronomy in the 5th grade.

1. EARTH II

2. Space Junk Space Earth Moon Astronauts
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3. $100
• What are the large chunks of ice and rock
that orbit the earth called? Hint: They have
long tails.

4. Correct!
• Comets ---$100

5. $200
• Pluto is no longer considered a planet. It is
now categorized as a ___________.

6. Correct!
• Dwarf Planet-$200

7. $300
• What is the large group of rocks orbiting
the sun between Mars and Jupiter called?

8. Correct!
• Asteroid Belt--$300

9. $400
• Shooting stars are not stars. They are
________.

10. Correct!
• Meteors or
Meteorites--$400

11. $500
• When a meteorite impacts a planet, it
creates a ________.

12. Correct!
• Crater-$500

13. $100
• How many major planets are in our solar
system?

14. Correct!
• 8--$100

15. $200
• What planet lies between Jupiter and
Uranus?

16. Correct!
• Saturn--$200

17. $300
• What do you call one star and all of the
bodies that orbit it?

18. Correct!
• Solar System--$300

19. $400
• Name the brightest star as seen from Earth.

20. Correct!
• Sun--$400

21. $500
• What are the cooler, dark spots on the sun
called?

22. Correct!
• Sunspots--$500

23. $100
• What is the motion called when Earth (or
any body) spins on its own axis?

24. Correct!
• Rotation--$100

25. $200
• What is the motion called where one body
travels around a larger body?

26. Correct!
• Revolution--$200

27. $300
• How long is one rotation for Earth?
• How long is one revolution for Earth?

28. Correct!
• Rotation – 1 day
• Revolution – 1 year
• --$300

29. $400
• What would happen on Earth if the earth
speeded up its rotation?

30. Correct!
• Days and nights would be shorter.--$400

31. $500
• What causes seasons on Earth?

32. Correct!
• The earth’s tilt on its axis.--$500

33. $100
• What do we call each look of the moon that
we see?

34. Correct!
• Lunar phases--$100

35. $200
• Gravity between the earth and moon cause
us to have _________________.

36. Correct!
• Tides (2 low and 2
high per day)--$200

37. $300
• Compare gravity on Earth to gravity on
Moon.

38. Correct!
• Moon’s gravity is 1/6th
as strong.--$300

39. $400
• How long does it take for the moon to go
through an entire lunar phase cycle?

40. Correct!
• One month--$400

41. $500
• Describe and name the missing moon in
this sequence.
?

42. Correct!
• Half of right side is
lighted
• First Quarter Moon
• --$500

43. $100
• The first animal in space was a _______
named Lika.

44. Correct!
• Dog--$100

45. $200
• What animal was the first creature sent into
space by the United States?

46. Correct!
• A monkey or chimpanzee--$200

47. $300
• What country sent the first person into outer
space?

48. Correct!
• The Soviet Union--$300

49. $400
• What country sent the first person to the
moon?

50. Correct!
• The United
States----$400

51. $500
• Name the first astronaut to step on the
Moon.

52. Correct!
• Neil Armstrong--
$500