Unit

6: Earth and Space

Name: _________________________
Test Date: ______________________________________________

Vocabulary
Define these terms.

Moon Phases: __________________________________________________________________

Orbit: ___________________________________________________________________________

Planet: __________________________________________________________________________

Solar System: ___________________________________________________________________

What is another word for moon? _________________________

Science Concepts

1.) What theory did Copernicus have that Galileo discovered to be true?

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2.) How long does the moon take to revolve once around Earth?

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3.) What do all the planets in the solar system do?

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4.) What do all planets have in the center of them?

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5.) What would you see if a comet was streaking across the night sky?

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Apply Inquiry and Review the Big Idea

6.) How would the moon look different from Earth if it started rotating
faster? What effect would it have on the moons phases? Would they be
the same or different?

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7.) How are the inner planets and outer planets different?

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Review:
Phases of the Moon p. 318-319


Order of the Planets from the Sun p. 330-331
Lesson 5 Inquiry Table p. 343