Which is the BEST explanation of why the Moon revolves around Earth?

The Moon is attracted by the gravity of Earth.

In which way is the Sun different from the Earth?

The Sun is a star made of gases.

Which fact BEST explains why there is life of Earth but not on the Moon?

The Moon has little water and oxygen.

Brady is making a model of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. Which will make the model accurate?

making Earth bigger than the Moon

Which is true about the Sun and Earth?

The Sun gives light and heat energy to Earth.

Which statement is true about the solar system?

The solid planets are closer to the Sun.

Which statement correctly describes a physical characteristic of the Moon?

The Moon is covered with many craters.

Which is the correct order of the planets from the Sun?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune

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1
Which is the BEST explanation of why the Moon revolves around Earth?
The Moon has a thinner atmosphere than Earth.
The Moon is attracted by the gravity of Earth.
The Moon has a smaller gravitational force than Earth.
The Moon is too large to move away from Earth.
2
When building a physical model of the Sun, Earth, and Moon, a lamp would represent...
Earth
Sun
Sun and Moon
Moon and Earth
3
In which way is the Sun different from the Earth?
The Sun has many organisms living on it.
The Sun has moons revolving around it.
The Sun is a star made of gases.
The Sun is in the Milky Way galaxy.
4
Which of these moves in a regular path around the Sun?
A meteor
A planet
A constellation
A star
5
The Sun is what type of object?
a star
a moon
a planet
a comet
6
Ernie made a diagram to model Earth's orbit. What shape is MOST like Earth's orbit?
triangle
square
rectangle
oval
7
Which fact BEST explains why there is life of Earth but not on the Moon?
The Moon does not go around the Sun.
The Moon is much smaller that Earth.
The Moon has no gravity.
The Moon has little water and oxygen.
8
Brady is making a model of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. Which will make the model accurate?
making the Moon bigger than the Sun
making the Moon bigger than Earth
making Earth bigger than the Moon
making Earth bigger than the Sun
9
Which is a force that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?
solar energy
inertia
gravity
magnetism
10
Which is true about the Sun and Earth?
Earth gives light and heat energy to the Sun.
The Sun gives only light energy to Earth.
The Sun gives light and heat energy to Earth.
Earth gives only heat energy to the Sun.
11
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Venus
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
12
Which statement is true about the solar system?
The gas planets are closer to the Sun.
The planets are arranged in order of increasing size.
The solid planets are closer to the Sun.
The solid planets are much larger that the gas planets.
13
Which statement BEST describes how the planets in the solar system are the same?
All the planets have many moons.
All the planets orbit the Sun.
All the planets have similar temperatures.
All the planets are about the same size.
14
Which statement correctly describes a physical characteristic of the Moon?
The Moon is made of hot gases.
The Moon has many bodies of liquid water.
The Moon has the ability to give off its own light.
The Moon is covered with many craters.
15
Which is the correct order of the planets from the Sun?
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus,Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mars, Venus, Earth,Mercury
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Venus, Earth,Mars

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