Chapter (Earth and space) Grade 5 (SCIENCE)

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

____ 1. The half of the Earth above (north of) the Equator is called the Southern hemisphere

____ 2. Shadow is a dark shape. It is made by an object blocking the light from a source, like
the Sun.

____ 3. Earth completes one rotation on its axis every 25 hours.

____ 4. When the part of earth where you live faces the sun, it is daytime.

____ 5. Gravity pulls objects downward, as you can see from watching rain fall down from the
sky.

____ 6. Gravity can pull objects upward or downward depending on the kind of object.

____ 7. Gravity sometimes pulls objects sideways, like when wind blows sand into the air.

____ 8. Gravity only works on some animals, like dogs and cats, but not on others, like birds
and insects.

____ 9. Gravity can act between objects that are not touching.

____10. The Sun goes around the Earth.

____11. The Moon goes around the Earth.

____12. The Earth goes around the sun.

____13. The natural satellite of the Earth is Moon.

____14. The Earth is like a big ball of fire.

____15. There is no air or water on the moon.

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____16. The Sun is a star.

____17. The Sun the largest body in the solar system.

____18. The Sun is the biggest planet in our solar system.

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____19. ............ pulls things toward the center of Earth.

a. air resistance
b. gravity
c. friction
d. speed

____20. .............. is pull or force of attraction between two objects .

a. gravity
b. air resistance
c. friction
d. speed

____21. The more mass an object has, the ......... its attraction to another an object.

a. smaller
b. lower
c. bigger
d. none of the above

____22. The gravity on the Moon is only about ........... as strong as the gravity on the Earth.

a. one-sixth
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 b. one-seventh
c. one-eighth
d. one-ninth
____23. .............. is the force acting on an object that is moving through air flowing in the
opposite direction.

a. gravity
b. air resistance
c. friction
d. speed

____24. We have seasons because of .................

a. the moon’s orbit around the Sun

b. the Earth’s orbit around the Sun
c. the sun’s orbit around the earth
d. none of the above

____25. The Earth also rotates on its axis. This makes .........

a. stars move slowly across the sky at night

b. day-night cycle
c. a&b
d. none of the above

____26. ............. is an imaginary line around the centre of the Earth.

a. parallel of latitude
b. meridian of longitude
c. equator
d. none of the above

____27. When the Moon goes between the Sun and the Earth, his is known as a ............ .
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 a. solar eclipse
b. lunar eclipse
c. shadow
d. none of the above
____28. Earth completes one rotation on its axis every.......... hours.

a. 24
b. 60
c. 30
d. 50

____29. Why do we have night and day?

a. because of rotation of the moon

b. because of rotation of the sun
c. because of rotation of the earth
d. none of the above

____30. When the earth is facing the sun what time of day is it?

a. daytime
b. nighttime
c. solar eclipse
d. lunar eclipse

____31. Which of the following statements about gravity is true?

a. Gravity does not work in water, or else boats and rafts would not float.
b. Gravity only works on some animals, like dogs and cats, but not on
others, like birds and insects.
c. Gravity pulls objects downward, as you can see from watching rain fall
down from the sky.
d. Gravity can pull objects upward or downward depending on the kind
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 of object.

____32. Which of the following statements is true?

a. When I jump up in the air I always come down because of gravity.

b. Birds soar through the sky and fish float in the water, so gravity doesn't
always work.
c. Plants and trees grow upward, so they do not always obey gravity.
d. Gravity sometimes pulls objects sideways, like when wind blows sand
into the air.

____33. Which of the following examples would make the best evidence for the fact that
gravity pulls objects downward.

a. Trees grow to be many different heights.

b. It is easier to run downhill than to run uphill.
c. Cow, heavy planes can fly but small animals like mice and hamsters
cannot.
d. On a clear night you can see millions of stars in the sky.

____34. If you wanted to demonstrate how gravity works, which of the following experiments
would best show that?

a. Growing two plants with different amounts of sunlight and water to see
which one grows taller.
b. Soaking two pennies, one in soda and one in water, to see what effect
the soda has on the metal.
c. Dropping a rock and a feather off of the top of a staircase to see how
fast each one falls.
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 d. Carving a piece of wood like a boat to see if it floats in your bathtub.

____35. Which of the following pieces of playground equipment is made fun by the fact that
gravity pulls things downward?

a. Rickety wooden bridge

b. Sandbox
c. Slide
d. Cargo net
____36. Which of the following can be used as evidence to support the idea that gravitational
force is directed downward?

a. The planets remain in the same orbit around the sun for billions of
years.
b. An airplane lands gracefully when being piloted by an expert fighter
pilot.
c. A basketball player bounces the ball off the ground and it returns to her
hand.
d. A maple tree’s discarded leaves lay beneath it in late autumn.

____37. Dani is learning about plant growth. She places a seedling on a damp paper towel. The
seedling is on its side. She puts the paper towel on a sunny windowsill. Which
sentence best describes how the plant will grow?

a. The roots will grow towards the light.

b. The roots will grow upwards due to gravity.
c. The roots will grow towards the paper towel.
d. The roots will grow downwards due to gravity.

____38. A tomato plant has been growing on a wet paper towel inside a plastic bag. It gets
plenty of water and light. If the bag and the plant inside it were turned upside down, in
which direction will the roots grow?

a. The roots will grow towards the sky.

b. The roots will twist around.
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 c. The roots will not grow in a bag.
d. The roots will grow towards the ground.

____39. A student plants some seeds in see-through pots. Over time, the student notices that
the plant’s stem always grows up toward the sun, and the roots always grow down.
What is causing the roots to grow down?

a. Air
b. Water
c. Light
d. Gravity
____40. What causes day and night?

a. Earth's orbit around the sun

b. the sun's rotation
c. Earth's rotation on its axis
d. the moon's shadow

____41. The path the Earth takes around the Sun is called a(n) _____.

a. circle
b. orbit
c. eclipse
d. rotation

____42. How long does it take the Earth to travel around the Sun?

a. 24 hours
b. 30 days
c. 562 days
d. 365 days

____43. The Earth's orbit is elliptical which means it is shaped like a(n) _____.

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 a. oval
b. rectangle
c. square
d. circle

____44. In terms of the Earth's orbit, what is a year?

a. The time it takes for the Earth to rotate on its axis.

b. The time it takes for the Moon to orbit the Earth.
c. The time it takes for the Sun to orbit the Earth.
d. The time it takes for the axial tilt of the Earth to precess fully.
e. The time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun.
____45. What is rotation?

a. The movement of an object around an external axis.

b. The movement of an object along a straight line.
c. The movement of an object in an elliptical path.
d. The movement of an object due to gravity.

____46. What causes day and night on Earth?

a. Revolution of Earth around the Sun.

b. Rotation of Earth on its axis.
c. The gravitational pull of the Moon.
d. Solar flares from the Sun.

____47. How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis?

a. 12 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 1 month
d. 1 year

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____48. What is the direction of Earth's rotation?

a. East to West
b. West to East
c. North to South
d. South to North

____49. What is revolution?

a. The movement of an object around an external axis.

b. The movement of an object along a straight line.
c. The movement of an object in an elliptical path.
d. The movement of an object due to gravity.

____50. What causes the changing seasons on Earth?

a. Earth's tilt on its axis.

b. Earth's revolution around the Sun.
c. Earth's distance from the Moon.
d. Earth's rotation speed.

____51. What is the time taken by Earth to complete one full revolution around the Sun?

a. 24 hours
b. 1 month
c. 1 year
d. 12 years

____52. What is the approximate angle of Earth's axial tilt?

a. 23.5 degrees
b. 45 degrees
c. 90 degrees
d. 180 degrees
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____53. When the moon is not visible, it is called ________.

a. New moon
b. First quarter
c. Full moon
d. Waning moon

____54. What is the effect of the rotation of the moon and its revolution around Earth?

a. you see different phases of the moon

b. Each day, only one side of the moon faces Earth
c. There are low tides
d. There are high tide

____55. The following are false about the moon, except________.

a. The moon and the sun are satellites of Earth.

b. It takes the moon about 28 days to orbit the Earth.
c. The New moon is clearly visible from the Earth's surface.
d. The moon has a light of its own.

____56. Who was the first person to land on the moon?

a. Georgy Dobrovolsky
b. Galileo Galilei
c. Neil Armstrong
d. Eli Cologne

____57. The natural satellite of the Earth is _____

a. Mars
b. Star
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d. Moon

____58. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

a. The moon is made up of rocks and has no air in it

b. The moon has its own light
c. The moonlight we see is only the reflected sunlight

____59. The center of our solar system is............. .

a. the Milky Way

b. the Sun
c. Earth
d. none of the above

____60. The Sun is a ............ .

a. galaxy
b. planet
c. moon
d. star

____61. What object produces its own light energy?

a. moon
b. sun
c. satellite
d. asteroid

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62. A -Try this: Put a pencil on a table.

Does it move? Why do you think this happens?

B - Try this: Gently push the pencil off the edge of

the table.
What happens? Why do you think this happens?

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63. Use these labels for your Earth, Sun, and Moon Diagram.

Word Bank
Moon Earth Sun orbit

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