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VA Science SOL 4.7 and 4.8
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Organization of the Solar System; Relationships between the Earth, Moon, and Sun
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When the equator faces the sun but Virginia does not. What season is it?
summer
spring
fall
winter
2
Which of the following planets are the gas giant planets in our solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
3
What is the order of the planets from smallest to biggest?
Mercury Mars Venus Earth Neptune Uranus Saturn Jupiter
None of the above
Mars Mercury Venus Earth Neptune Uranus Saturn Jupiter
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Earth Venus Mercury Mars
4
Which word means the same thing as "spin"?
Rotation
Tilt
Revolution
Reflection
5
True or False. The following image is an Earth centered model.
False
True
6
Which is no longer considered a planet?
Ceres
Mercury
Pluto
Eris
7
What causes the seasons on earth?
Earth's rotation only
Earth's revolution only
None of these
Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun.
8
"Moon on the right, getting bigger every night." The moon shown here is:
Waning crescent
Waxing gibbous
Waxing crescent
Waning gibbous
9
Which planets are terrestrial?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Mars
None of these.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
10
In Virginia, it is ___ season when the Earth is tilted TOWARD the sun.
fall
winter
spring
summer
11
What season is it if Virginia is tilted toward the sun and it is aimed at the equator?
summer
spring
winter
fall
12
Which is correct for a person on Earth observing the phases of the moon.
The reflection of the sun off the Earth.
The reflection of the sun off the moon.
The shadow of the Earth on the moon.
The shadow of the moon on the Earth.
13
True or False: Copernicus and Galileo believed the Earth revolved around the Sun.
False
True
14
Which of the following planets is smallest in size
Earth
Saturn
Venus
Uranus
15
When Virginia is tilted AWAY from the sun, it is __ season.
fall
winter
summer
spring
16
In Virginia, when the Earth is tilted to the right, it is __ season.
spring
winter
summer
fall
17
The BEST answer for the Apollo mission to the moon is it gave us a better understanding of
the size of the moon.
none of the above.
what lives on the moon.
the surface of the moon.
18
True or False. The moon is about a quarter or 1/4 the size of the Earth?
False
True
19
Our sun is ____ times the diameter of earth and ____ years old.
110 (times); 4.6 billion
95 (times); 4.6 billion
110 (times) ; 3.5 billion
95 (times) ; 3.5 billion
20
Which of the following is at the center of our solar system?
Earth
Sun
Moon
Asteroid Belt
21
Which of the following planets is larger than Earth, but smaller than Uranus?
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
Venus
22
Which of the following planets is largest in size?
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
