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1 Study Island Copyright 2014 Edmentum - All rights reserved. Generation Date: 04/01/2014 Generated By: Cheryl Shelton Title: Grade 5 Earth and Space Science 1. Juan has noticed that the weather is changing. It is becoming more hot and dry where he lives. What seasonal change is most likely taking place? Spring is ending and summer is beginning. B. Summer is ending and fall is beginning. C. Fall is ending and winter is beginning. D. Winter is ending and spring is beginning. 2. One cause of seasonal weather patterns is the tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the Sun. This results in one hemisphere receiving more sunlight and experiencing higher temperatures, while the other receives less sunlight and experiences lower temperatures. If it is autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere? spring B. winter C. summer D. autumn 3. Gravity keeps moons in orbit around the planet Jupiter. the planet Earth in orbit around the Sun. B.

2 C. the Moon in orbit around Earth. D. all of these 4. Drew wanted to make a model of part of the solar system. He decided to model the Sun and the orbits of the two closest planets to the Sun. However, when Drew showed his teacher his model, she noticed that there were a few errors. Which of the following is incorrect in Drew's model? Earth is shown as being the closest planet to the Sun. B. The shapes of the planets' orbits are incorrect. The model is not to scale, because it shows the Earth as being larger than the Sun. C. D. all of these 5. The table below shows the average monthly temperature for a town called Greenville. Average Monthly Temperatures for Greenville Month Average Temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) January 56 February 62

3 March 67 April 71 May 76 June 81 July 84 August 88 September 80 October 75 November 68 December 62 If last month's average temperature was 53 degrees, it was most likely. June B. January C. September D. August 6. What keeps a planet in orbit around the Sun? radiation B. gravity C. heat D. magnetism 7. Look at the graph below. The graph shows Dodge City's weather throughout the year. The line on the graph shows the average monthly temperature. The bars on the graph show the average monthly rainfall. How does Dodge City's weather change throughout the course of the year? The weather is warm and wet in the winter, but cold and dry in the summer.

4 B. The weather is cold and dry in winter, but warm and wet in the summer. The weather does not change throughout the year. C. D. The weather is cold and wet in winter, but warm and dry in the summer. 8. Image courtesy NASgov scale is relative only Which planet has the orbit that is the farthest away from the Sun? Earth B. Mars C. Neptune D. Saturn 9. If you lived at point A in the diagram below, what time of day would it be? daytime B. sunset C. nighttime D. sunrise 10. During the winter, days are than in the summer. longer B. brighter C. slower D. shorter 11.

5 Technology Enhanced Questions are not available in Word format. 12. The model below shows how the Sun's light travels from the Sun to the Earth. Use the model below to answer the question. How will the part of the Earth that is facing the Sun be different from the part that is facing away from the Sun? It will always be wintertime on the part of the Earth that faces the Sun. B. It will always be summertime on the part of the Earth that faces the Sun. It will always be daytime on the part of the Earth that faces the Sun. C. D. It will always be nighttime on the part of the Earth that faces the Sun. 13. Beginning in January of 2004 there have been many photographs and other data collected from the surface of Mars. How was this data collected? by very powerful telescopes B. by unmanned robot rovers C. by satallites orbiting Mars Image provided courtesy of NASA D. by a team of astronauts who traveled to Mars 14. The and Hemispheres of the Earth have opposite seasons. Southern, Eastern B. Northern, Southern C. Western, Northern

6 D. Eastern, Western 15. Allison is looking through a telescope at an object in space. The object looks like a very small planet, and it does not have a tail. If the object is orbiting the Sun and not the Earth, what is Allison most likely looking at? a comet B. a moon C. an asteroid D. a galaxy 16. What is the largest object in our solar system? Earth B. Jupiter C. the Sun D. the Moon 17. Temperatures change with the changing seasons. What general pattern of temperature change would be expected in the Northern Hemisphere from September to October? decrease in temperatures B. increase in temperatures C. it is different every year D. temperatures stay exactly the same 18. There are several planets in the solar system. What do all of these planets have in common? They are all called Earth. B. They all orbit the Moon. C. They all orbit the Sun. D. They are all close to the Moon. 19. Look at the table below, and answer the question that follows.

7 Inner Planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars Outer Planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Based on the planet group it is in, Saturn is large and made mostly of gases. B. does not have rings around it. C. has no moons. D. is small and made mostly of rock. 20. A, such as the one shown above, is a small body that orbits the Sun and has a tail. comet B. meteor C. asteroid D. planet