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A dwarf planet is like a planet in all ways EXCEPT
it is circular
It can have satellites
it does not have a cleared orbit around the sun
it is rocky
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fastest winds of all planets
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
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Earth's curved path around the Sun is ____________
an orbit
an axis
an equinox
a rotation
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Earth's axis is
curved
tilted
horizontal
vertical
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a large, roating cloud of gas ice and dust
asteroid belt
comet
nebula
Oort cloud
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the ______________includes the Sun, planets, asteroids, and comets
solstice
asteroid belt
nebula
solar system
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when the full moon moves into Earth's shadow
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
equinox
moon phase
8
meteorites striking the surface of the moon created
crust
core
highlands
craters
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both Earth and the Moon ____around an axis
rotate
co-form
revolve
orbit
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The sun is ....
closer to us than other stars
about the same size as other stars
about the same color as other stars
about the same temperature as other stars
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any object that orbits an object such as a planet or dwarf planet is a
comet
asteroid
satellite
meteoroid
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During a ____________Earth's tilt is not toward or away from the Sun
revolution
equinox
solstice
eclipse
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Earth's curved path around the Sun is ____________
an axis
an orbit
an equinox
a rotation
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______________are used to measure distances between objects in the sloar system
nebulas
Kilometers
solar units
astronomical units
15
Earth completes one ____________each year
revolution
phase
rotation
solsice
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Earth's Twin
Earth
Venus
Mirth
Thearth
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dark areas on the Moon's surface
nebula
maria
craters
higlands
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largest planet
Jupiter
Sun
Eath
Uranus
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Earth's axis is
curved
tilted
vertical
horizontal
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perfect temperature for liquid water
Jupiter
Earth
Mercury
Mars
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the ____separates then inner and outer planets
nebula
highlands
moon
asteroid belt
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the ____separates then inner and outer planets
moon
asteroid belt
highlands
nebula
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Earth's orbit around the Sun is
angular
circular
unpredictable
elliptical
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This piece of an asteroid has hit Earth.
meteor
asteroid
meteorite
meteoroid
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From the sun to the Kuiper Belt its about
a million kilometers
1 astronomical uni
10 light years
1 light year
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Astronomers gather information from the TRAPPIST-1 system from....
Waves
gas samples
rock samples
robots that landed on the surrounding 'earth-like' planets
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meteorites striking the surface of the moon created
highlands
crust
craters
core
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______________are used to measure distances between objects in the sloar system
astronomical units
nebulas
Kilometers
solar units
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the Sun is driectly over either the Tropic of Cancer (N. Hemisphere) of Capricorn -S.Hemisphere
moon phase
season
solstice
equinox
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During a ____________Earth's tilt is not toward or away from the Sun
equinox
revolution
eclipse
solstice
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a ____________occurs when Earth moves into the Moon's shadow
moon phase
sostice
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
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Why does the sun
appear
to rise in the East?
the sun moves from East to West
it varies
Earth rotates on it's axis counter clockwise
The city lights from New York block the sun rise
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light colored areas on the Moon are
highlands
craters
maria
moon phases
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This piece of an asteroid is orbiting the Sun.
meteorite
asteroid
meteoroid
meteor
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a ____________occurs when Earth moves into the Moon's shadow
moon phase
solar eclipse
sostice
lunar eclipse
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the ______________includes the Sun, planets, asteroids, and comets
solstice
asteroid belt
nebula
solar system
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Earth's orbit around the Sun is
circular
angular
elliptical
unpredictable
38
the Sun is driectly over either the Tropic of Cancer (N. Hemisphere) of Capricorn -S.Hemisphere
solstice
season
moon phase
equinox
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when the full moon moves into Earth's shadow
solar eclipse
moon phase
lunar eclipse
equinox
40
The sun is ....
hotter than other stars
bigger than other stars
closer to us than other stars
yellow, not like other stars
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planet closest to the sun
Mercury
Pluto
Mars
moon
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almost all _______in our solar system are located beyond Neptune
asteroids
gaseous planets
comets
rocky planets
43
both Earth and the Moon ____around an axis
orbit
co-form
rotate
revolve
44
This piece of an asteroid is on fire after entering Earth's atmosphere (mesosphere)
asteroid
meteor
meteorite
meteoroid
45
Earth completes one ____________each year
rotation
solsice
revolution
phase
46
which of the following may have cause nebulae to condense
shock waves from a comet
vaporization
shock waves from a supernova
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_____are the changing views of the Moon as seen from Earth
orbits
Moon Phases
Waning
waxing
