Knowledge
As Earth ___________________, or spins on its axis, it causes day and night.
A. revolves
B. eclipses
C. rotates
C. rotates
What spiral galaxy is Earth a part of?
A. Black hole
B. Milky Way
C. Andromeda
B. Milky Way
Luis’s hands were numb from the frigid temperatures.
Which word means about the same thing as frigid in the sentence?
A. pleasant
B. winter
C. freezing
C. freezing
It began to rain, ________________we moved our picnic indoors.
A. and
B. so
C. also
B. so
What planet is closest to the sun?
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
A. Mercury
Earth is the third planet from the sun and gets just the right amount of __________________
to support human, animal, and plant life.
A. Gravitational Pull
B. Heat and Light
C. Clouds and Water
B. Heat and Light
The __________________'s gravity is not as strong as the sun’s, but it can move the water on Earth to cause tides in the oceans
A. galaxy's
B. planet's
C. moon's
C. moon's
The observatory’s telescope captures amazing images of planets and stars.
What does the word observatory mean in the sentence?
A. A building with clear walls made to trap heat inside.
B. A building used for looking at stars, planets, and other space objects
C. A kind of equipment used to collect information for experiments.
B. A building used for looking at stars, planets, and other space objects
I rushed through my math homework and made a
__________________ mistake on two problems.
A. careful
B. carelessly
C. careless
C. careless
Why is Earth the only place we can live?
A. It is close to the sun
B. It is the perfect distance from the sun
C. It is far from the sun
B. It is the perfect distance from the sun
What are two objects in our solar system that orbit the sun?
A. Stars
B. Meteoroids
C. Planets
B and C
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when the North Pole is tilted toward the sun?
A. Summer
B. Winter
C. Spring
B. Winter
Our galaxy looks like a “milky” band of white light in Earth’s night sky.
A. A very large cluster of billions of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity.
B. A frozen ball of dust and ice that travels through outer space, often leaving a trail of light.
C. Stars that form a pattern
A. A very large cluster of billions of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity.
Which word best completes the sentence?
The brass band’s _______________music lifted our spirits.
A. joyous
B. joyless
C. joyfully
A. joyous
Which words or phrases below tell you that the authors organized the second paragraph in chronological order?
A. Sunlight collected
B. Over millions of years
C. Eventually
D. Gravity is pulling
B. Over millions of years
C. Eventually
Which two statements about stars are true?
A. A star’s color depends on the amount of heat and light it produces.
B. All stars are likely made up of mostly hydrogen and helium
C. The sun is the biggest, brightest, hottest, star in our galax.
A and B
Match each method or tool used to study space and share information with the correct description.
spacecraft, telescope, space probe
1. An uncrewed spacecraft that explores space, constantly taking pictures
2. a crewed or uncrewed vehicle designed to travel into space for research and exploration
3. a tool that helps us see distant objects, like stars and planets, by magnifying them
1. space probe
2. spacecraft
3. telescope
Which sentence uses the word satellite correctly?
A. The satellite transmits weather information as it orbits Earth.
B. Ben watches the satellite of smoke rise from the fire.
C. A satellite showers happen in the desert every August.
A. The satellite transmits weather information as it orbits Earth.
Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
A. The three dog's leashes are hanging on the hook in the kitchen.
B. The three dogs’ leashes are hanging on the hook in the kitchen.
C. The three dogs leashes are hanging on the hook in the kitchen.
B. The three dogs’ leashes are hanging on the hook in the kitchen.
Which detail best supports the author’s claim that the universe is a big place?
A. They formed from their stars leftovers.
B. Many other solar systems exist outside our own.
C. Some planets like Jupiter are mostly gas.
B. Many other solar systems exist outside our own
Match each planet in our solar system with its description. (Jupiter, Venus, Mars)
1. Earth’s closest neighbor; a thick, cloudy atmosphere holds in the heat from the sun making it very hot.
2. Last of the rocky planets; rust in the surface rocks gives it a red color.
3. Largest of the gas giant planets with more than 60 known moons; climate is very cold, stormy, and windy.
1. Venus
2. Mars
3. Jupiter
Place the events describing space exploration in order from earliest to latest. 1, 2, 3, 4
Astronauts live and work for extended periods of time on the International Space Station.
Dogs from Russia and apes from the United States are sent into space.
U.S. astronauts first visit the moon’s surface.
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbits the globe for 108 minutes.
Dogs from Russia and apes from the United States are sent into space.
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbits the globe for 108 minutes.
U.S. astronauts first visit the moon’s surface.
Astronauts live and work for extended periods of time on the International Space Station
Which sentence uses the term gravitational pull correctly?
A. Gravitational pull happens when the sun and moon align.
B. The stronger gravitational pull of Earth holds the moon in place.
C. Magnets stick to the fridge because of gravitational pull.
B. The stronger gravitational pull of Earth holds the moon in place.
Which two statements are part of the definition of a planet?
A. A planet must have gravity and orbit the sun
B. A planet must make its own light in the night sky.
C. A planet must keep other large bodies out of its orbit
A and C
What are two ways scientists might describe the gassy object recently spotted far out in space?
A. Brown Dwarf
B. Planet
C. not-quite-a-star
B. Planet
C. not-quite-a-star