Science Solar System Test Name _______________________________________ Write the letter of the definition next to the word it matches.

1. ______ astronaut 2. ______ astronomer the 3. ______ sun space 4. _____ orbit to 5. _____ gravity move Answer the following questions. 6. What covers the moons surface? __________________________ a. a star b. a person who studies planets and stars c. a person who travels in space or trains for travel d. the force that pulls us the ground on Earth e. the path that planets in around the Sun

7. What is the name of Earths closest neighbor in space? _________ 8. List 4 instruments that make faraway objects appear larger or help us view objects in outer space. _____________________________ _____________________________ ________________________ ________________________

9. What two forms of energy does Earth get from the Sun? _____________________________ Circle the correct answer. 10. The moon revolves around (the Earth or the Sun). 11. It takes the Earth (1 month or 24 hours) to rotate once. 12. It takes the Earth (1 year or 24 hours) to revolve around the Sun. 13. It takes (24 hours or 1 month) for the moon to revolve around the Earth. ________________________

Label the Phases of the Moon New Moon, Full Moon,

Quarter Moon, or Third (Last) Quarter