Grade 6 Quick Quiz: Earth and Space Science Review
Description
A 5-question multiple-choice quiz on solar system scale, solstices, the Milky Way, basic probability multiplication, and unit conversion (Imperial to SI).
Learning Objectives
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Identify the Sun as the largest and most massive object in the solar system.
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Match summer and winter solstices to approximate dates and identify longest and shortest days (Northern Hemisphere).
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Explain why the Milky Way appears as a milky band in a dark sky.
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Compute the probability of two independent events by multiplying their probabilities.
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Convert a simple measurement from feet to meters using a provided conversion factor.
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Use the diagrams and notes below as needed. Answer each question by choosing the best option.
Earth is tilted as it orbits the Sun. Because of this tilt, the Sun appears higher or lower in the sky at different times of year. A solstice happens when Earth reaches a point in its orbit where one hemisphere is tilted most toward the Sun (summer solstice) or most away from the Sun (winter solstice). In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice is the longest day of the year (most daylight), and the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year (least daylight). These happen around late June and late December.
Assessment Questions
5 questionsWhich object is the largest and most massive object in our solar system, and the reason it is called the "solar" system? (See Diagram C-002 if helpful.)
In the Northern Hemisphere, which choice correctly matches the solstices to their approximate dates AND identifies the longest and shortest days?
Reference: Earth is tilted as it orbits the Sun. Because of this tilt, the Sun appears higher or lower in the sky at different times of year. A solstice happens when Earth reaches a point in its orbit where one hemisphere is tilted most toward the Sun (summer solstice) or most away from the Sun (winter solstice). In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice is the longest day of the year (most daylight), and the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year (least daylight). These happen around late June and late December. (See Diagram C-004 if helpful.)
On a dark night far from city lights, the Milky Way can look like a faint, milky band across the sky. Why does it have this "milky" appearance? (See Diagram C-005 if helpful.)
You roll two fair 6-sided dice. What is the probability of rolling a 1 on BOTH dice? (Hint: for independent events, multiply the probabilities. See Diagram C-006 if helpful.)
Use the conversion chart (also shown in Diagram C-007): - 1 foot (ft) = 0.3048 meter (m) - 1 inch (in) = 2.54 centimeter (cm) - 1 yard (yd) = 0.9144 meter (m) - 1 mile (mi) = 1.609 kilometer (km)
A classroom wall is 10 feet long. About how many meters long is it?
Resource Details
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- Science
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- EN-US
- PRISM ID
- prism-quiz-g6-earth-space-001