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SW Watching the Sky

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    Earth Space Science 5th Grade
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  • How often does the moon circle the earth?
    Once every two weeks.
    Once every three weeks.
    Once every week.
    Once a month
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  • How many pieces of space junk orbit our earth?
    31,000
    21,000
    Over 50,000
    11,000
  •  10
  • Has anyone ever been hit by falling space junk?
    Yes
  •  5
  • China once blew up an old satellite and created over 3,300 pieces of junk.
    True
  •  5
  • Most space junk burns up as it enters our atmosphere.
    True
  •  5
  • How many degrees is our earth tilted?
    23 degrees
  •  20
  • When it is winter in northern hemisphere the southern hemisphere has summer.
    True
  •  5
  • An elliptical orbit means...
    It is a slow orbit.
    It is a fast orbit.
    It has a tilt.
    It is not a perfect circle
  •  10
  • The north and south poles almost never get direct sunlight.
    True
  •  5
  • During the spring and summer in the poles the sun never sets, but is just low in the sky.
    True
  •  5
  • How many moon phases are there?
    5
    4
    3
    6
  •  10
  • How do you spell this word correctly?
    himisphere
    himisphre
    hemispheire
    hemisphere
  •  15
  • In some parts of the year we are closer to the sun by
    a few million miles
    a few thousand miles
    30,000 miles
    900,000 miles
  •  15
  • Christmas time in Australia is cold with lots of snow.
    False (it is in the summer)
  •  5
  • Most space junk travels around...
    10,000 mph
    15,000 mph
    25,000 mph
    20,000 mph
  •  15
  • The moon determines how high the oceans are during certain times of the day.
    True (the moon creates our high and low tides)
  •  5
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