What does Earth have in common with the other planets in the Solar System?

All planets revolve around a star.

Which best describes Earth’s position in the Solar System?

Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

Haley went outside and looked at the stars in the sky. She plans to go outside again in 1 week. How might they change?

Haley will see that this group of stars will look the same.

The picture below shows a shadow. How will the shadow change when the position of the Sun is above the arrow?

The length of the shadow will be shorter and its direction will change.

Which of the following best describes the movement of the Earth in the Solar System?

The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun.

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1
What does Earth have in common with the other planets in the Solar System?
All planets revolve around a star.
All planets have organisms on them.
All planets have liquid water.
All planets are the same size.
2
The length of the shadow will be shorter but its direction will not change.
The Sun rotates on its axis.
The Earth has two Suns.
The Sun is not real.
The Earth rotates on its axis.
3
Maria spins the globe while it is resting on the table. What is Maria showing Brian and Nathan about the Earth?
The Earth rotates on its axis.
The Sun revolves around the Earth.
The Earth does not move.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
4
Which best describes Earth’s position in the Solar System?
Earth is the fifth planet from the Sun.
Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
Earth is the second planet from the Sun.
Earth is the fourth planet from the Sun.
5
Haley went outside and looked at the stars in the sky. She plans to go outside again in 1 week. How might they change?
Haley will see that this group of stars will be brighter.
Haley will see that this group of stars will look the same.
Haley will see that this group of stars will have less stars.
Haley will see that this group of stars will have more stars.
6
Which best explains why the Sun and other stars appear to move across the sky in consistent patterns?
The Sun revolves around the Earth.
The Moon changes position in the sky.
The Earth rotates on its axis.
The Moon moves with the stars.
7
Which objects are included in the Solar System?
Earth and other planets
Meteors, Comets, and Asteroids
The Sun and many moons
All of these objects
8
The picture below shows a shadow. How will the shadow change when the position of the Sun is above the arrow?
The length of the shadow will not change but its direction will change.
The length of the shadow will be longer and its direction will change.
The length of the shadow will be shorter and its direction will change.
The length of the shadow will be shorter but its direction will not change.
9
Which of the following best describes the movement of the Earth in the Solar System?
The Earth does not move. The Sun revolves around the Earth.
The Earth only revolves around the Sun.
The Earth only rotates on its axis.
The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun.
10
What was the most likely position of the Sun to create the shadow of the object shown below?
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4

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