EARTH, MOON, AND SUN
Unit Quiz
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Directions: Read each question and choose the best answer.
1. Why is Earth a good place for us to live?
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It moves around
the Sun.
It has air
and water.
It gives off a
lot of light.
2. Which choice lists the largest to the
smallest object in the correct order?
Sun, Earth, Moon
Earth, Moon, Sun
Moon, Sun, Earth
A/
GS
NA
S
moon
planet
star
FC
3. Finish this sentence:
Earth is a ___________ .
te
our
©C
sy
of
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4. Which object takes one
day to spin, or rotate,
in a circle?
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Earth
the Moon
the Sun
one day
one month
one year
or
ge
Ar
gyr
opo
ulos
5. How long does it take
for Earth to go around
the Sun one time?
G
m/
co
to.
o
h
p
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e
6. Why are we able to see the Moon
at night?
The Moon gives off its own light.
The Moon reflects Earth’s light
back to us.
The Moon reflects the Sun’s
light to us.
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7. Choose the correct word to complete
this sentence:
A person can ____________ see
the Moon and the Sun in the
sky at the same time.
always
sometimes
never
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8. Which of these objects is a ball of hot
gas that makes its own light?
Earth
the Moon
the Sun
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Teacher Instructions: Have students study the diagram below and then answer question 9.
28
da
the
Moon
ys
Earth
ay
365 days
1d
Sizes and distances not to scale
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the Sun
9. About how long does it take the
Moon to make one orbit, or circle,
around Earth?
1 day
28 days
365 days
10. Extended Response: Have students
explain why half of Earth has day
while the other half has night.
Then have students draw a picture
that helps explain their answer.
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EARTH, MOON, AND SUN
Unit Quiz Answer Sheet
I=inferential
1.
I
2.
L
3.
V
4.
L
5.
L
6.
L
7.
I
8.
V
9.
D
L=literal/recall
V=vocabulary
D=data analysis
10. Extended Response: Students should
explain that the Sun shines on half of
Earth at a time. The part in the light
experiences day while the part in the
shadow, or darkness, experiences night.
Then students should add a drawing
showing the Sun shining on Earth,
with the side of Earth facing the Sun
being lighter and the side of Earth
facing away from the Sun being darker.
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