Download 5th grade Solar System Test

Lewis County Schools
Skill: Earth and Universe – Solar System
Science
Grade 5
This test section contains TWELVE multiple-choice and ONE open-response (short-answer)
questions. Please mark your answers for the multiple-choice questions in the spaces provided on
your Student Response Booklet. Mark only one answer for each question. If you do not know the
answer, make your best guess. DO NOT WRITE ANY ANSWERS IN THIS TEST BOOKLET.
WHEN YOU FINISH, DO NOT WORK ON ANY OTHER TEST SECTION.
1.
When we look at the sun, we see _____________________________.
O
O
A.
B.
the sun's core
O
C.
clouds of gas over the sun's surface
O
D.
the sun's convection zone
the sun's radioactive zone
2.
When it is summertime in North America, it is because the northern hemisphere of the
Earth is _________________.
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A.
shifted to the right side of the Sun
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B.
tilted on its axis toward the Sun
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C.
much closer to the Sun
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D.
tilted on its axis away from the Sun
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3.
Which planet makes one complete trip around the sun in the shortest amount of time?
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O
A.
Pluto
B.
Mars
O
C.
Mercury
O
D.
Jupiter
4.
Which shadow would you see at twelve o'clock noon?
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A.
O
B.
O
C.
O
D.
5.
The inner planets are: ______________________________.
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A.
Neptune, Saturn, Earth, and Mars
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B.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
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C.
Mercury, Jupiter, Earth, and Pluto
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D.
Earth, Uranus, Mars, and Venus
6.
The orbits of all planets are __________.
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A.
horizontal
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B.
rectangular
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C.
elliptical
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D.
circular
7.
Which picture shows the moon's phases in the correct order?
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A.
O
B.
O
C.
O
D.
8.
During a lunar eclipse, the moon passes through the _________________________.
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A.
Earth's shadow
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B.
Sun's shadow
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C.
Milky Way
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D.
atmosphere
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Essential Vocabulary:
solar system
lunar eclipse
orbit
rotation
axis
phases of the moon
elliptical
Resources/Technology:
www.kids.earth.nasa.gov
www.discoveryeducation.com/teache...
www.moorlandschool.co.uk/earth/ro...
www.funbrain.com
www.brainpop.com
www.thinklinklearning.com
www.iknowthat.com
http://teach.fcps.net/trt14/Power%20Point%20Games/power_point_games.htm
http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/elementary/
http://jc-schools.net/ppt.html
http://www.eduplace.com/science/hmsc/
Multiple Choice Item Information:
Grade 5 -- Science
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SC-052.3.5
Students will compare components of
our solar system, including using
models/representations that illustrate
the system and resulting interactions
Students will compare components of
our solar system, including using
models/representations that illustrate
the system and resulting interactions
Students will compare components of
our solar system, including using
models/representations that illustrate
the system and resulting interactions
Students will compare components of
our solar system, including using
models/representations that illustrate
the system and resulting interactions
Students will compare components of
our solar system, including using
models/representations that illustrate
the system and resulting interactions
Students will compare components of
our solar system, including using
models/representations that illustrate
the system and resulting interactions
Students will compare components of
our solar system, including using
models/representations that illustrate
the system and resulting interactions
Students will compare components of
our solar system, including using
models/representations that illustrate
the system and resulting interactions
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SC-052.3.5
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Second
CC
First CC
Second
A.E.
Question
First
A.E.
DOK
Level of
MC
Question
Answer
Key
Rational/Annotation for MC Questions
C
We see clouds of gas over the sun’s surface because the sun
is about 70% hydrogen and 28% helium.
2
D
In the summertime in North American, the Earth is tilted on its
axis away fro the fun. t
1
C
2
A
2
1
B
Mercury makes a complete trip around the sun in 88 says
which is the shortest amount of time of any of the other
planets.
The sun cast a very short/small shadow of 12:00 due to its
location and the tilt of the earth.
The order of the planets from the sun is Mercury, Venus,
Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune. Therefore,
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the inner planets.
The solar system has an elliptical orbit which means the orbit
is oval or egg-shaped.
2
C
2
A
The correct order of the phases of the moon is: new moon,
crescent moon (visible on right side), full moon, and lastly
crescent moon (visible on left side).
2
A
A lunar eclipse only occurs when the sun, earth, and the
moon are all three aligned. The earth must be in the middle
to cause a lunar eclipse.