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Solar System Retake Review
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1
The brightest planet in our solar system is?
Earth
Sun
Venus
Mars
2
The Earth's rotation around its axis give us ____.
spring and fall
day and night
summer and winter
seasons and years
3
This planet has the second highest density out of all the planets in our solar system.
Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
4
The Earth's axis is always pointed toward?
up
North
Equator
South
5
Why do we see the same side of the moon?
Moon is rotating the same speed it's revolving around Earth
the Earth is rotating faster than the Moon
the Earth and Moon are revolving at the same speed.
the Earth is rotating the same speed as the Moon
6
One side of the moon is always?
visible
illuminated
lit by the sun
in Earth's shadow
7
Light travels at ___________miles per second.
99 thousand
100
80 million
186 thousand
8
How many hours of daylight do we experience on the Summer Solstice?
24 hours
15 hours
12 hours
10 hours
9
It takes how many years for the light from our closest star (beside the sun) to reach Earth?
4
5
2
10
10
We call this a shooting star.
Asteroid
Meteoroid
Comet
Meteor
11
Our universe is so big that the best way to measure it is by using?
years
Light Years
astronomical units
miles
12
How long does it take for the Moon to go through all 8 phases?
15-20 days
around 20 days
27-30 days
31 days
13
Who was the second man on the moon?
Edwin Eugene Aldrin
Michael Collins
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Lightyear
14
The blocking of the light of the Moon by having the Earth between the Moon and the Sun.
Solar Eclipse
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Annular Solar Eclipse
15
How much water covers the Earth’s surface?
60%
70%
20%
80%
16
The Earth has a tilt of ____ degrees.
32
20
23
5
17
About how many hours of daylight do we experience on the Winter Solstice?
23 hours
9 hours
11 hours
5 hours
18
The N. Hemisphere absorbs less energy from the Sun when it is above the horizon a long time?
True
false
19
The half of the moon facing the sun is always?
illuminated
visible
in Earth's shadow
dark
20
Seasons happen MAINLY because of Earth's
rotation
axis
equator
revolution
