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Science Benchmark Study Guide
Characteristics of Science:
5. List the steps of the Scientific Method.
1. What is a graduated cylinder used to measure?
Volume
2. Which science tool is used to measure the mass of an
object?
6. When should safety rules and precautions be planned?
3. Read the graduated cylinders below.
7. Why is it important for scientists to record accurate data
while experimenting?
8. If you wanted to verify a claim, which step of the scientific
method would help you do so?
4 Read the triple beam balances below.
9. I want to calculate how much liquid I have, which tool should I
use?
10. When comparing how much water two plants absorb, what
could I do to figure how much each plant absorbed?
Theories of the Solar System:
Name that Theory:
______________________________________1.
Expansion of the universe
______________________________________2. Sun
Centered Solar System
Heliocentric Geocentric 9. What is nebula?
______________________________________3. Earth
Centered
10. What evidence supports the universe is expanding?
______________________________________4. Lemaitre
and Hubble
______________________________________5. Aristotle
and Ptolemy
12. Rank the following objects in terms of size. Largest to
smallest.
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Copernicus and Galileo
______________________________________Galaxy
______________________________________7. Jupiter’s
Moons
______________________________________Sun
8. Draw and explain Geocentric and Heliocentric Theories.
______________________________________Earth
______________________________________Universe
13. What type of galaxy do we live in?
14. Where is our solar system located within the Milky Way?
15. A Light year measures?
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16. Name the three types of galaxies:
1. _____________________________________________
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Inner
Outer
7. What causes the Moon to orbit the Earth? Explain.
2. _____________________________________________
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3. _____________________________________________
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Comparing Planets:
1. What mnemonic device helps you remember the
order of the planets?
2. Describe Inner Planets.
8. Name that Planet!
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Largest Planet
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Earth’s Twin Sister
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Red Planet
3. Describe Outer Planets.
4. Which planets have greater gravity? Remember Mass!
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Methane Gas/Blue
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Rotates on its side
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Hottest Planet
5. What makes Earth unique and have the ability to
support life?
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Great Red Spot
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Most Visible Rings
6. Is Earth an Inner or Outer Planet? Circle One.
9. Label the Planets.
___________________________________365 ¼ days or One
Earth Year
___________________________________24 hours or One
Day
___________________________________Causes the Sun to
appear to rise/set
3. What does Earth’s tilt cause?
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4. What percentage of Earth lit up at any given time?
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Gravity:
Motions:
1. What is the difference between the terms rotation and
revolution?
2. Name that motion
1. What is the force that governs motion in the solar
system?
2. What two factors affect the gravitational force between
two objects?
3. Why do the planets revolve around the Sun?
___________________________________Earth orbiting the
Sun
___________________________________Earth spinning on
its axis
___________________________________Makes stars seam
to move in sky
4. Why does the moon revolve or orbit Earth instead of the
Sun?
Space Rocks:
1. Label the Diagram.
1. What are comets?
2. Where do they form?
3. Why does a comets tail always point away from the Sun?
4. Name that object!
__________________________________________A large
chunk of rock/metal orbiting between Mars and Jupiter
__________________________________________A piece
of an asteroid that has broken off and is moving in space
__________________________________________A
meteoroid that is burning up in the atmosphere; a shooting
star
__________________________________________A chuck
of rock or metal that hits the surface of a planet; creating a
huge crater on impact