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Space - The position and motion of the earth in our solar system

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1
What is the path of one object in space around another object called?
orbit
Einstein
rotation
equator
2
BONUS: What occurs because the earth revolves around the sun every 365.25 days?
Labor Day
Ms. Stewart's birthday
Leap Year
Halloween
3
Asteroids and comets are the same thing
False
True
4
What does NASA do?
Makes Satellites
NASA scientists study things in the solar system
NASA sends astronauts to the moon and, one day, Mars
All of the above
5
What causes the four seasons?
revolution
tilt of the earth's axis
rotation
6
A microscope can make far away objects appear larger?
False
True
7
What causes day and night?
earth's tilt
the equator
earth's rotation on its axis
8
What is a black hole?
A place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can't escape
Albert Einstein discovered the first black hole
The Bermuda Triangle
I don't know, but it ate my homework
9
Without gravity, you would fall off Earth and float away?
False
True
10
How much time does it take for the earth to make one revolution?
275.25
350 days
365.25 days
11
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Natural Air and Space Action
National Air and Space Agency
No one Ate Sugary Apples
12
Albert Einstein was a physicist
False
True