Grade 6 Space Test Study Guide

What to study for the test?

Test Part 1

Seasons (why they occur?)

Day and night (why they occur)

·        Rotation (length)

·        Revolution (length)

Phases of the moon – types, the cycle

·        position of the Sun, Earth and Moon during full moon, quarter moon, and new moon

Test Part 2

Sun (Parts, how it makes energy)

Tides

Lunar and Solar eclipses

Physical features of the moon (rills, craters, highlands, maria, valleys)

Define Planet

The planets in our solar system