What do you know about the sun, earth, and moon?

The moon orbits the earth and the earth orbits the sun.

What is the mnemonic device for the planets?

My Very Excellent Mother Just Serves Us Nachos.

What is NOT true about the sun?

The sun orbits around the earth.

Which statement is NOT true?

The sun rotates and revolves around the earth.

Which object in our solar system has the greatest gravitational pull?

The sun. It keeps all of the planets in orbit.

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1
What do you know about the sun, earth, and moon?
The earth and the sun orbit the moon.
The earth stands still and everything else orbits it.
The moon orbits the earth and the earth orbits the sun.
The sun orbits the moon and earth.
2
What does a thermometer measure?
The wind direction.
The air temperature.
The temperature of the rain.
The wind speed.
3
Which two planets are closest to the sun?
Jupiter and Saturn
Earth and Mars
Uranus and Neptune
Mercury and Venus
4
Why is it cooler on Mars than it is on Mercury?
It is farther from the sun.
It is bigger.
It is closer to the sun.
There is no planet called Mars.
5
What does gravity do?
Makes you float
Pulls you onto the earth
Pushes you away from the earth
Makes you jump higher
6
What is the mnemonic device for the planets?
Our Very Great Mom Just Took Our Dinner.
My Very Fabulous Mother Just Served Us Noodles.
My Very Excellent Mother Just Serves Us Nachos.
My Very Excellent Mother Just Gave Us Pasta.
7
What is NOT true about the sun?
The sun orbits around the earth.
The sun is the center of the solar system.
The sun is the closet star to the earth.
The distance from the sun to earth allows to people to live.
8
Which statement is NOT true?
The earth rotates and revolves around the sun.
The sun rotates.
The sun rotates and revolves around the earth.
The moon rotates and revolves around the earth.
9
What types of energy does the sun provide?
Sound and Light
Thermal and Heat
Mechanical and Light
Thermal and Light
10
Which object in our solar system has the greatest gravitational pull?
The sun. It keeps all of the planets in orbit.
The moon because it is closet to the earth.
The earth because we live on it.
Neptune because it is the farthest from the sun.
11
What two planets are farthest from the earth?
Jupiter and Saturn
Uranus and Neptune
Mercury and Venus
Mars and Uranus
12
Name one thing that the sun does NOT do.
Keeps the planets in orbit.
Make the moon orbit the earth.
Change the weather on the earth.
Makes the water cycle work.
13
What causes water to evaporate on a warm day?
Light from the sun.
The moon.
Steam.
Heat from the sun.
14
What does a rain gage measure?
The wind speed.
The amount of rain.
How cold the rain is.
The air temperature.
15
What is the sun made of?
Energy
Gas
Rock
Soil
16
What does a wind vane measure?
The precipitation.
The temperature.
The wind direction.
The wind speed.
17
What are the earth's two neighboring planets?
Neptune and Uranus
Venus and Mars
Jupiter and Pluto
Mercury and Saturn
18
If a beach ball represent the sun, what item would represent the earth?
Baseball
Ping Pong Ball
Popcorn Kernel
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