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This is why stars seem to move to different places in the sky during the year.
they twinkle
the earth moves
air moves in front of the
the moon moves
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This is the largest planet in the solar system.
Saturn
Nepune
Mars
Jupiter
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This is the dwarf planet.
Pluto
Phobos
Charon
Mercury
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This constellation looks like a winged horse.
Ursa Major
Andromeda
Orion
Pegasus
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This is the time it takes for the earth to revolve around the sun.
one year
one season
one day
one month
6
This is a meteor that has landed on the earth.
comet
meteoroid
asteroid
meteorite
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The big dipper is part of this constellation.
Ursa Major
Orion
Ursa Minor
Pegasus
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These are dark spots on the sun.
sunspots
craters
storms
meteors
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This is what it is called when the earth spins on its axis.
orbits
revolves
rotates
travels around the sun
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These are huge sheets of gases that leap in an arch from the sun.
prominences
flares
coronas
sunspots
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This is the outer part of the sun's atmosphere.
core
corona
photosphere
outer layer
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This is what it is called when the earth travels around the sun.
revolves
axis
spins
rotates
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This planet travels quickly around the sun and is covered with craters.
Mercury
Mars
Moon
Jupiter
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This planet's oceans can be seen from space.
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
Neptune
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The coolest stars are this color.
yellow
blue
white
red
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What do you call the spinning of an object on its axis?
orbit
rotation
revolution
eclipse
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This planet is covered with reddish rocks and dust.
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
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This is a frozen chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun.
asteroid
meteorite
meteor
comet
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This planet is a greenish-blue planet because of the methane gas in its atmosphere.
Venus
Mars
Neptune
Uranus
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This is a rock that is in earth's atmosphere.
meteorite
meteoroid
meteor
asteroid
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This is the center of the sun.
corona
chromosphere
core
flare
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This is a meteor out in space.
meteorite
meteoroid
comet
asteroid
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This planet spins on its side.
Mercury
Uranus
Earth
Venus
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This is when the earth is between the sun and the moon and blocks light from hitting the moon.
lunar eclipse
high tide
new moon
solar eclipse
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This is what we call our sun and all the objects that travel around it.
galaxy
lunar system
Milky Way
solar system
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This happens when the moon is between the sun and earth and blocks light to the earth.
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
waning gibbous
waxing gibbous
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This is the make believe rod that goes through the middle of a spinning object.
an axis
an orbit
a rotator
an axle
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Quick powerful explosions between sunspots are called this.
leapers
fires
bursts
flares
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This planet is very bright, has a poisonous atmosphere and is sometimes called Earth's twin.
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
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The asteroid belt is between these two planets.
Mars and Saturn
Neptune and Uranus
Mars and Jupiter
Jupiter and Earth
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How long does it take for the earth to rotate once on its axis?
one day
one year
one month
one orbit
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This has a large storm on the surface several times the size of the earth.
Jupiter
Uranus
Venus
Neptune
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The hottest stars are this color.
red
bluish-white
yellow
orange
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Which of these is NOT true as to why the days are shorter and colder in the winter?
the earth revolves around the sun
the earth rotates on its axis
the earth is tilted on its axis
the earth is farther away from the sun
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This is the phase of the moon when the dark side faces the earth.
half moon
full moon
new moon
crescent moon
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This is the second largest planet and is known for its rings.
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Mercury