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Unit 5 Review
555fg Week 30 – April 09, 2025
Name: _________________________________________________________ Date:
_______________
1️⃣Order the Planets (Write the correct number next to each planet)
🌍 Earth __ 🟠 Jupiter __
🪐 Saturn __ 🔵 Neptune __
☿️Mercury __ 🟣 Uranus __
🔴 Mars __ 🌕 Venus __
2️⃣Light Sources in the Solar System (Circle the correct answers)
Which of these produce their own light?
🌞 Sun 🪐 Planets ✨ Stars 💫 Moons 🌍 Earth
3️⃣True or False (Write T for true, F for false)
1. ___ The Sun is the largest star in the universe.
2. ___ Stars make their own light, but planets do not.
3. ___ Light from the Sun takes only a few seconds to reach Earth.
4. ___ The Moon shines because it produces its own light.
5. ___ A light year measures time, not distance.
4️⃣Fill in the Blanks (Cloze Activity)
Use these words to fill in the blanks: universe, Sun, stars, planets, galaxies
The ________ is the center of our solar system.
The biggest system in space is the ________, which contains everything.
There are billions of ________ in space, each with many stars.
The eight ________ in our solar system orbit around the Sun.
The night sky is filled with tiny lights that are actually ________ far away.
5️⃣Problem-Solving / Critical Thinking
1. A star is 10 light years away from Earth. This means:
a) It would take 10 years for its light to reach Earth.
b) It would take 10 seconds to reach Earth.
c) The star is 10 miles away.
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Unit 5 Review
Week 30 –disappeared,
2. If the Sun suddenly April 09, 2025 how long would it take before we stopped
seeing its light?
a) Instantly b) 8 minutes c) 1 hour
3. Which planet in our solar system would take the longest time to receive
sunlight?
a) Mars b) Neptune c) Earth
4. A spaceship travels at half the speed of light. How long would it take to reach
a planet 4 light years away?
a) 2 years b) 4 years c) 8 years
5. Imagine you are an astronaut. If you see a star explode 100 light years away,
when did the explosion actually happen?
a) 100 years ago b) Last night c) 1,000 years ago
6️⃣Identification (Match the correct term to its definition)
A. Star B. Light Year C. Universe D. Solar System E.
Galaxy
1. ___ The system of planets that orbit the Sun.
2. ___ A giant collection of stars, dust, and gas (we live in one called the
Milky Way!).
3. ___ A huge ball of gas that makes its own light.
4. ___ A unit of distance used to measure how far stars are.
5. ___ A big group of billions of galaxies.
77️⃣Match the words with their correct definitions. Write the letter of the correct definition next to
each word.
______1. Rotate A. The movement of Earth around the Sun.
______2. Revolve B. A dark area created when an object blocks light.
______3. Axis C. An imaginary line through the center of Earth from the
______4. Orbit North Pole to the South Pole.
______5. Shadow D. The spinning of Earth on its axis.
E. The curved path an object follows around another object in
______6. Rotation
space.
______7. Revolution
F. The daily event when the Sun appears in the morning.
______8. Sunset G. The movement of one object around another object.
______9. Sunrise H. The line where the sky seems to meet the Earth.
______10. Horizon I. The daily event when the Sun disappears in the evening.
J. To turn around a central point.
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Unit 5 Review
Week 30 – April 09, 2025
Choose the correct word from the vocabulary list in #7️⃣to complete the sentences.
8️⃣7️⃣
1. Earth takes 24 hours to __________ on its axis, causing day and night.
2. It takes Earth 365 days to complete one __________ around the Sun.
3. The Earth’s __________ is tilted, which causes seasons.
4. The Sun seems to rise in the morning. This is called __________.
5. When the Sun sets in the evening, it is called __________.
6. A __________ is formed when light is blocked by an object.
7. The path that Earth follows around the Sun is called its __________.
8. The process of Earth spinning on its axis is called __________.
9. The movement of Earth around the Sun is called __________.
10. The __________ is where the sky and Earth seem to meet.
9️⃣Write T for true and F for false.
______1. Earth’s rotation causes day and night.
______2. Earth revolves around the Moon.
______3. A shadow is created when an object blocks light.
______4. It takes one day for Earth to revolve around the Sun.
______5. The Sun moves across the sky because the Earth is rotating.
It’s early in the morning, and the Sun has just risen in the east. Emma is walking to school, and her shadow is
long and stretches behind her. The Sun is shining in front of her as she walks. Draw a ray diagram showing light
reflection and how the shadow is formed.
