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Solar System Unit review
Solar System Unit review
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Review of the Solar System unit.
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1
What is moonlight?
Reflected sunlight
The moon's energy
The moon's own light
2
The Earth rotates once each...
day
week
year
3
The tilt of the Earth causes the _____ to change.
rotation
weather
seasons
4
One full orbit of the Earth around the sun is called...
a revolution
an axis
an attraction
a rotation
5
Sunlight is a form of the sun's...?
weather
heat
energy
6
The force of attraction that keeps the Earth revolving around the sun is called?
direction
energy
gravity
7
A ______ is an object that revolves around another object.
meteorite
satellite
asteroid
axis
8
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is...
an area with lots of iron
an area with lots of volcanoes
the place where a comet hit Jupiter
a giant storm
9
What is the name for the shape the moon appears to have?
satelittes
phases
cresent
10
A constellation is a...
group of planets
group of stars that form a pattern
all shaped like spheres
solar system
11
The Earth travels in a path around the sun called...
an orbit
a trail
an axis
12
The part of Earth that is receiving direct sunlight is in...
fall
winter
spring
summer
13
Earth and the other planets close to the sun are made mostly of...
water
rock
gas
metal
14
The Earth's tilt is cause by the line of its...?
equator
orbit
axis
15
An imaginary line through a spinning object is called...
a longitude
an equator
an axis
a latitude
16
The moon is a satellite of...
Earth
the solar system
the sun
Mercury
17
What is the name for the event that occurs when the moon comes between the sun and the Earth?
Solar eclipse
Sun eclipse
Lunar eclipse
18
A large chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun is called...
a star
a satellite
a comet
19
When the Earth rotates, it...
moves backwards
spins like a top
rolls like a ball
moves from side to side
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Other objects that make their own light, like our sun are...
meteors
stars
asteroids
