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This planet has the "Great Dark Spot" which is a huge storm in the atmosphere.
Uranus
Pluto
Neptune
Saturn
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What event will occur when the sun, moon, and Earth are in the position of sun, moon, Earth?
full moon
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
new moon
3
Which galaxy is our solar system in?
Twix
Milky Way
Earth
Snicker
4
Which best describes the sun:
A medium sized star farthest from Earth
A medium sized star nearest Earth
A giant sized star farthest from Earth
A giant-sized star nearest Earth
5
Which Moon phase is shown?
Full moon
New Moon
3rd quarter
1st quarter
6
What keeps Earth revolving around the sun?
force of gravity
rotation of the Earth
pull of the moon
tilt of the Earth
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Which Moon phase is shown in the picture?
Waxing gibbous
New Moon
Full Moon
Waxing crescent
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______________ have long tails and an icy center.
meteoroids
asteroids
comets
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Identify the moon phase
waning gibbous
waxing gibbous
new moon
Waning crescent
10
This planet spins backwards on its axis compared to other planets.
Jupiter
Venus
Earth
Mars
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The outer planets are describes as:
small solid and rocky
large and rocky
Gas giants
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What is the fourth planets from the sun?
Jupiter
Earth
Mercury
Mars
13
Which Moon is phase is shown in this picture?
New moon
1st quarter
Full Moon
3rd quarter
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______________proposed the theory that the SUN was the center of the solar system.
Aristotle
Copernicus
Newton
Democritus
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This planet is called the red planet because it has a lot of iron:
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
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During a lunar eclipse the Sun is blocked by the ___________.
Earth
Pluto
Moon
God
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This planet is the largest planet in the solar system.
Jupiter
Saturn
Pluto
Neptune
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This planet has the most extensive ring system.
Pluto
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
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What is the closest star to earth?
Saturn
Jupiter
Moon
Sun
20
Which planet has the largest volcano in the solar system called Olympus Mons?
Mercury
Uranus
Earth
Mars
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Which feature distinguishes Uranus from other planets?
It is blue.
It's the largest planet.
It's tilted on its side
It's the farthest planet from the sun.
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This planet is the smallest planet in our solar system.
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth
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Which planet has the Great Red Spot?
Mars
Pluto
Saturn
Jupiter
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Identify the moon phase
1st quarter
Full moon
3rd quarter
new moon
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___________ believed the Earth was the center of universe.
Aristotle
Democritus
Newton
Copernicus