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True or False? The Earth's revolution around the sun takes 3 years.
False
True
2
Without the heat and light that the sun provides, life on Earth would not be possible.
False
True
3
Revolution means....
planet circling all the way around another planet
going in and out
planet going up and down
planet circling all the way around on its own axis
4
How many planets are in the Solar System?
6
7
8
too many to count
5
These celestial bodies are made of rock and have entered Earth's atmosphere. What are they?
Asteroid
Meteor
Meteorite
Meteoroid
6
A Lunar Eclipse happens during the full moon phase.
True
False
7
What two constellations are show in this picture?
Ursa Minor and Little Dipper
Ursa Minor and Ursa Major
Orion's belt
Ursa Major and Big Dipper
8
The Earth revolves on its __?__ once every 24 hours. It is an imaginary line on which a planet rotates and spins.
Orbits
head
Axis
side
9
When light from the sun is being blocked, what is happening?
Spring Equinox
Summer Solstice
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
10
True or False? Are these listed in order? Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
False
True
11
True or False? Terrestrial planets are the Inner planets which are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
False
True
12
Which day is the Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere?
December 21st
March 21st
September 21st
June 21st
13
What is this picture of?
Sun
Supernova
planets
Constellations
14
What type of tides occur during a first quarter or last quarter moon?
Neap Tides
Spring Tides
15
Polaris is also called?
The South Star
Mr. Shiny
The North Star
The bright one
16
When the sun is higher in the sky the temperatures are:
warmer
colder
17
What is the pull that keeps us on the Earth?
Gravity
mass
shoes
ropes
18
Earth experience equal amounts of day light and night time during an equinox.
False
True
19
True or False: The reason we have Seasons is due to Earth's tilt AND the Earth revolving around the sun?
False
True
20
What is the definition of a planet?
Jupiter
an exploding star
a celestial body moving in orbit around a star
a star
21
It takes 24 hours or 1 day for the earth to rotate one time on its axis.
False
True
22
Moon phases: What does waning mean?
growing bigger
getting smaller
23
What does rotate mean?
move side to side
to move around in a straight line
move up and down
to spin on an axis
24
What is the correct definition of Orbit?
it is gum
to move in a straight line around a star, planet, and moon.
to move up and down
to move in a curved path around a star, planet, and moon
25
Rotation means.....
the planet gets dizzy
each planet goes up and down
each planet circling all the way around on its own axis
each planet is spinning around and around
26
Moon phase waxing means to increase in size gradually.
False
True
27
The outer planets are made out of ?
gases
water
rock
oxygen
28
When we are experiencing the highest high tides AND the lowest low tides, what do we call them?
Spring Tides
Neap Tides
29
What do we call the shortest day of the year?
Autumnal Equinox
Vernal Equinox
Winter Solstice
Summer Solstice
30
True or False? The Outer planets are the Gas Giants. (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune)
True
False
