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VA Science SOL 4.7 and 4.8 Review Solar System
VA Science SOL 4.7 and 4.8 Review Solar System
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Organization of the Solar System; Relationships Between the Earth, Moon, and Sun
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Pluto is considered a
Dwarf Planet
Planet
Moon
Asteroid
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What is the order of the planets from the closest to the furthest from the sun?
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Mars Venus Earth Mercury Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Neptune Uranus Saturn Jupiter Mercury Earth Venus Marts
None of these
3
"Moon on the right, getting bigger every night." The moon shown here is:
Waxing gibbous
Waning crescent
Waxing crescent
Waning gibbous
4
A year on earth is caused by the earth's
tilt
revolution
rotation
none of these
5
Which planets are gaseous?
Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Venus
None of these
6
One rotation of the earth on its axis takes
365 and 1/4 days
365 and 1/4 hours
24 hours
29-31 days
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Our sun is ____ times the diameter of earth and ____ years old.
95; 3.5 billion
95; 4.6 billion
110; 3.5 billion
110; 4.6 billion
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The phases of the moon are caused by the relative positions of the earth, moon, and sun, and by
The shadow of the earth on the moon
The shadow of the moon on the earth
The reflection of the sun off the moon
The reflection of the sun off the earth
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The movement of an object turning on its axis is
Rotation
Revolution
Spinning
Reflection
10
The NASA Apollo missions BEST help us understand which of the following?
The earth
The planets
The moon
The sun
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The movement of one object around another object is
Spinning
Revolution
Rotation
None of these
12
What causes the seasons on earth?
Earth's rotation only
Earth's revolution only
Earth's tilt and revolution
None of these
13
True or False: Copernicus and Galileo believe in an Earth centered model.
True
False
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What is the order of the planets from smallest to biggest?
Mars Mercury Venus Earth Neptune Uranus Saturn Jupiter
Mercury Mars Venus Earth Neptune Uranus Saturn Jupiter
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Earth Venus Mercury Mars
None of these
15
Earth's days are caused by earth
rotating on its axis
having the moon block the sun's light
None of these
revolving around the sun
16
Which is true about our sun, moon, and earth?
sun > moon > earth
earth > sun > moon
sun > earth > moon
moon > sun > earth
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1 revolution of the earth around the sun takes
365 and 1/4 days
29-31 days
24 hours
365 and 1/4 hours
18
True or False: Saturn is the only planet with rings
False
True
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True or False: Aristotle and Ptolemy believe in an earth centered model.
True
False
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Which planets are terrestrial?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Mars
None of these
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
