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How much bigger is the sun than the Earth?

What determines the temperature of a planet?

Weather, Sun, & Solar System Review

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1
What determines the temperature of a planet?
revolution
rotation
how fast it orbits around the sun
how close or how far it is from the sun
2
How much bigger is the sun than the Earth?
100 Earths could fit inside the sun
10 Earths could fit inside the sun
one thousand Earths could fit inside the sun
a million Earths could fit inside the sun
3
What is the sun made of?
fire
gas
liquid
nothing
4
The sun is the closest star to Earth.
FALSE
TRUE
5
All of these are jobs of the sun EXCEPT -
keeps the planets in orbit
makes wind which causes weather
gives electrical energy
provides energy for the water cycle
6
Which of these pictures shows the Sun, Moon, Earth relationship?
J
G
F
H
7
If you are using these tools, what are you measuring?
temperature, wind direction, wind speed
precipitation, wind speed, and temperature
precipitation, wind speed, temperature
wind speed, wind direction, precipitation
8
Which planets are FARTHER from the sun?
Neptune
outer planets
Uranus
inner planets
9
What object in our solar system has the most gravitational pull?
Mercury
Jupiter
Saturn
the sun
10
What step in the water cycle does the sun provide heat energy that keeps the water cycle going?
3
4
1
2
11
Which planets are CLOSER to the sun?
outer planets
Mercury
Venus
inner planets
12
The sun orbits the other planets.
FALSE
TRUE
13
Revolution is...
when the Earth orbits the sun
when the Earth spins
when the Earth spins and orbits
when the Earth stays still
14
Rotation is...
when the Earth spins
when the Earth orbits the sun
when the Earth stays still
when the Earth spins and orbits