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Astronomy- Sun, Earth and Moon Quiz
Astronomy- Sun, Earth and Moon Quiz
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From Nancy Larson Science Grade 3 Unit 1 The Solar System #science #solarsystem #grade3
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Dark spots on the surface of the sun that are cooler than other areas of the sun
sun spots
solar flares
shady spots
dark spots
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Imaginary line through the center of the Earth that connects the North Pole and the South Pole
axis
equator
North pole
center line
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Causes day and night
Earth orbiting
Earth rotating
Earth revolving
Earth spinning
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Earth's closest star
The North Star
Mars
milky way
Sun
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No moon is in the sky
nonmoon
full moon
blue moon
new moon
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Causes the seasons
orbit
rotation
Earth's tilt and orbit
the axis
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Describes something that is gradually becoming larger
waning
waxing
warping
wobbling
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Moon phase after a new moon
full
new
crescent
gibbous
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The sun and all the planets, moons, asteroids, comets around the the Sun
galaxy
universe
solar system
milky way
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Shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun
circle
elliptical
route
revolution
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A scientist who studies objects in outer space
spaceman
astronomer
astronaut
agrarian
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The amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate once
24 days
24 hours
365 and 1/4 days
365 and 1/4 hours
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Amount of time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun once
365 and 1/4 hours
24 hours
365 and 1/4 days
24 days
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What did astronauts find when they traveled to the moon?
a tree
Rocks and dust
water
aliens
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Imaginary line that circles the Earth
line
Spinning
Equator
Axis
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Describes something that is gradually becoming smaller
waning
warping
wobbling
waxing
