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A #science Quiz to introduce us to #moonphases #sun #earth and #planets
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1
What does "orbit" mean?
to rotate
to revolve around
to spin
to float in a straight line
2
What space missions helped us learn new information about the moon?
Voyager
Apollo
Gemini
Sputnik
3
Identify the moon phase in this picture.
Full moon
Last quarter
Waxing gibbous
Waning gibbous
4
How many planets make up our solar system?
8
10
7
9
5
Identify the phase of the moon in this picture.
Waxing crescent
First quarter
Waning crescent
Last quarter
6
Every 365 days, the Earth completes one ___________
season
revolution
rotation
moon phase
7
The largest planet is _________
Saturn
Jupiter
Mercury
Earth
8
Which planet is the fourth away from the sun?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Neptune
9
What protects people on Earth from the Sun's harmful rays?
The moon
Trees
The atmosphere
The water
10
Who believed that the Earth would be the center of the solar system?
Ptolemy and Aristotle
Galileo and Copernicus
11
What moon phase would come NEXT?
Waxing gibbous
Waning crescent
Waning gibbous
Waxing crescent
12
What is the sun made up of?
Metals like steel and aluminum
Liquids like water and mercury
Rocks like magma and granite
Gases like helium and hydrogen
13
What is the sixth planet from the sun?
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
14
Which two are gas planets?
Mercury and Venus
Earth and Mars
Neptune and Jupiter
Pluto and Earth
15
Which moon phase would come NEXT?
New moon
First quarter
Full moon
Last quarter
16
What is at the center of our solar system?
The Moon
Earth
Mrs. Sawyers
The Sun
17
The planet closest to the sun is..
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
18
Which planet is known for its beautiful rings, which are made of ice and dust?
Pluto
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
19
The balls below represent the planets. If Earth is the tennis ball, what does the football represent?
Saturn
Pluto
Jupiter
Neptune
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Who believed that the Sun was the center of our solar system?
Aristotle and Ptolemy
Copernicus and Ptolemy
Aristotle and Copernicus
Copernicus and Galileo
