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Solar System Review
Solar System Review
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A short quiz about the solar system, planets, solstices, equinoxes and the calendar.
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1
The earth takes 365 1/4 days to make one complete __________ around the sun.
revolution
leap year
rotation
equinox
2
A planet's path around the sun is called its
axis
orbit
rotation
profile
3
When the moon blocks out the sun on Earth, we call it a
equinox
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
solstice
4
The tilt of the earth and its travel around the sun cause changes in the
Tropic of Cancer
seasons
equinoxes
Tropic of Capricorn
5
On what days are the number of hours of day and night exactly equal across the planet?
atmospheres
equinoxes
solstices
revolutions
6
What planetary object orbits the Earth?
Mars
the Moon
Mercury
the Sun
7
The earth rotates on its
lines of latitude
lines of longitude
revolution
axis
8
How many major planets (not dwarf) make up our solar system?
9
8
10
7
9
Adding a day to the calendar every fourth year is called a
solstice
leap year
equinox
good idea
10
The longest day of summer in the Northern hemisphere is the
summer solstice
spring equinox
winter solstice
fall equinox
11
How many days does February have in a leap year?
30
31
28
29
12
How long does it take the Earth to complete one rotation?
365 1/4 days
24 hours
3 days
16 hours
13
When day and night are of equal length, we call it a
equinox
atmosphere
solstice
season
14
When the earth blocks out the sun on the moon, we call that a
equinox
solstice
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
15
The planets in our solar system travel around the
moon
asteroids
atmosphere
sun
16
What is the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere?
summer solstice
fall equinox
spring equinox
winter solstice
