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Motions, scale of sun, earth, moon, and basic planet characteristics
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Which planet completes an orbit (year) BEFORE it has completed a rotation (day)?
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
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Which planet is tilted so far, it is upside down and rotating backwards?
Venus
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
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How many Earth's could fit between us and the moon?
10
20
30
5
4
1 AU is the distance between the sun and Earth. About how far away is Neptune from the sun?
30 AU
40 AU
10 AU
20 AU
5
When an object makes 1 revolution around the sun, how much time has passed?
A season
A month
A year
A day
6
When an object is spinning, we call this:
Orbit
Axis Tilt
Rotation
Revolution
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How many Earth's could fit between across the diameter of the sun?
12,000
1 million
30
109
8
The moon is about how big compared to the size of the Earth?
Half the size (.5)
Three quarters the size (.75)
A quarter the size (.25)
An eighth the size (.12)
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Which of these planets does NOT have rings?
Neptune
Jupiter
Venus
Uranus
10
1 AU is the distance between the sun and Earth. About how far away is Jupiter from the sun?
30 AU
20 AU
5 AU
10 AU
11
About how much is Earth's axis tilted?
23 degrees
98 degrees
5 degrees
There is no tilt
12
How many Earth's can fit between us and the sun?
12,000
400
1 million
109
13
Which planet is tilted on its side, like it's rolling around the sun?
Venus
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
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Which of these planets does NOT have moons?
Neptune
Mercury
Mars
Earth
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Where is the dwarf planet Pluto located?
Kuiper belt
Disneyland
Asteroid belt
Oort Cloud
