Download 2nd Grade Science - Space Checkpoint

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1. What causes day and night?
A. The moon is circling Earth.
B. Earth is rotating.
C. The sky is moving.
2. How many times does Earth rotate in one day?
A. once
B. twice
C. twenty-four times
3. The sun shines on _______________.
A. the whole Earth at the same time.
B. the side of Earth that is facing the sun.
C. the southern part of Earth only.
4. Which of these never changes?
A. The side of Earth that faces the sun.
B. Where Earth is in its orbit.
C. The tilt of Earth’s axis.
5. Which word means the same as the underlined word?
Earth is always tilted in the same direction.
A. rotating
B. slanted
C. turned
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6. Which planet takes the most time to orbit the sun?
A. The planet furthest from the sun.
B. The planet closest to the sun.
C. A planet with more than one moon.
7. We have seasons because _______________.
A. Earth is tilted and it moves around the sun
B. Earth turns on its axis
C. Earth has clouds
8. The path the Earth revolves around the sun is ________________.
A. an atmosphere
B. a trail
C. an orbit
D.
9. Mike, Frank, and Mary drew these pictures of Earth, the moon, and the
sun. Whose picture shows something that can NEVER happen?
Earth
Moon
Earth
Sun
Sun
Moon
Earth
Sun
Moon
A. Mike’s art
B. Frank’s art
C. Mary’s art
10. The sun is a __________.
A. planet
B. rock
C. star
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11. How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?
A. 24 hours
B. one season
C. one year
12. Why does the sun look so small?
A. It is smaller than Earth.
B. It is so far away.
C. It is so hot.
13. How many planets are in our Solar System?
A. five
B. nine
C. one hundred
14. It’s noon. The sun is ________ in the sky.
A. high
B. low
C. not
15. The sun is __________ Mike.
A. in front of
B. behind
C. above
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Answer Key
1. B
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. A
10.C
11.C
12.B
13.B
14.A
15.B
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