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What has the most effect on Earth's seasons?
Earth's tilt
Earth's Orbit
other planets
Earth's rotation
2
Which phase of the moon is this?
half moon
waning crescent moon
waxing gibbous moon
new moon
3
When the Moon cast a shadow on the Earth we call this a...
Tides
Eclipses
Sunset
Half Moon
4
A large ball of ice and dust that orbits the Sun is a
star
asteroid
planet
comet
5
How does the Sun's diameter compare to the Earth's?
about 100 times bigger
about 1,000,000,000 times bigger
about 10 times bigger
about 1 times bigger
6
What causes the objects in the solar system to stay in orbit?
the stars
Moon's gravity
Sun's gravity
they just stay together
7
How many planets are there in our solar system?
8
10
6
2
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Movement of one object around another is called
turning
gravity
revolution
rotation
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Earth takes one day to
rotate
circle the Sun
flip upside down
go around the Moon
10
What is the main cause of tides on Earth?
gravitational pull of the Sun
gravitational pull of other planets
gravitational pull of the Moon
the stars
11
A large system of multiple stars, dust, and gas is a...
Earth
galaxy
planet
solar system
12
Who do the Lions play on Sunday?
Springfield Isotopes
Kansas City Cheifs
Washington Football Team
Langley Falls Bazooka Sharks
13
How do asteroids and comets become meteorites?
when the hit a planet
They can't
when they enter an atmosphere
when they enter the solar system
14
Day and night are caused by
the rotation of the Earth
the season
the rotation of the Moon
the rotation of the Sun
15
Where is the asteroid belt?
between earth and mars
between mars and Jupiter
in the same area as pluto
at the edge of our solar system
16
Mercury takes 59 Earth days to rotate and 88 Earth days to make a revolution. Does Mercury have longer days or years?
equal
years
days
17
Which planet is third from the Sun?
Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
18
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Moon
Mercury
Jupiter
Earth
19
The Moon appears bright at night because
it reflects light from the Sun
city lights on Earth
it shines on its own
the stars help it shine
20
What's it called when an object takes a path around another object?
orbit
follow the leader
rotate
gravity
21
Which phase of the moon is this?
new
half
full
quarter
22
What is the Oort Cloud?
a cloud of oort
a group of dwarf planets
the last distance that the suns gravity reaches into space
a belt of asteroids
23
Which phase of the moon is this?
new moon
waxing gibbous moon
half moon
waning crescent moon
24
A group of stars that form an imaginary picture in the sky is a(n)
asteroid
constellation
picture
new planet
25
Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate and 225 Earth days to make a revolution. Does Mercury have longer days or years?
equal
days
years
26
A chunk of rock or metal that orbits the Sun is called a(n)
asteroid
star
comet
planet
27
Where is the Kuiper Belt?
at the edge of our solar system
between mars and Jupiter
in the same area as pluto
between earth and mars
28
Everything that exists in space is part of the
universe
stars
solar system
planets
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What are the big differences between the outer planets compared to the inner planets?
smaller and made of rock
bigger and made of rock
bigger and made of gas/ice
smaller and made of gas/ice
