Solar System Quiz 1

Question 1

The different appearances of the moon as it obits Earth are called

Accepted Answer

lunar phases

Question 2

________means to circle another object .

Accepted Answer

revolve, orbit

Question 3

What lunar phase is this?

Accepted Answer

Crescent

Question 4

The solar system formed from a giant cloud made of dust and gas called a .......

Accepted Answer

Nebula

Question 5

How many planets are in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 6

Often called a shooting star, this object is an object that falls through Earth's atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

meteor

Question 7

One rotation of the moon takes

Accepted Answer

28 days

Question 8

________is a large system of stars.

Accepted Answer

galaxy

Question 9

Our Solar system is in the _________galaxy.

Accepted Answer

Milky Way

Question 10

The moon is a ______of Earth.

Accepted Answer

satellite

Question 11

The planets orbit the sun because....

Accepted Answer

gravitational pull

Question 12

What would happen if there were no moon?

Accepted Answer

Shorter days, No Evolution, No humans, Extreme weather

Question 13

What lunar phase is this?

Accepted Answer

Gibbous

Question 14

Why does the moon shine in the night sky?

Accepted Answer

it reflects the light of the sun.

Questions 14