Many meteors move toward Earth every year. Why do most of them never reach Earth's surface?

They burn up in Earth's atmosphere.

Why do the stars appear to move across the sky from east to west?

Earth rotates from west to east.

Why is it warmer in the Northern Hemisphere during the summer months?

The sun's rays strike the Northern Hemisphere more directly.

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Pearson Science Chapter 6: Earth and Space Review

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1
What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?
They all have rocky surfaces.
They all appear to be made of rock and ice.
They all appear to be similar to Earth.
They all are gaseous planets.
2
Many meteors move toward Earth every year. Why do most of them never reach Earth's surface?
They fall into orbit around Earth.
They burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
They are pulled away by the moon's gravity.
They are destroyed by man-made satellites.
3
A small rocky piece from space that strikes Earth's surface
meteorite
comet
asteroid
dwarf planet
4
Dara watches a sunset on a warm summer evening. Which direction is she facing?
East
South
West
North
5
Earth and other planets rotate around an imaginary line called an
rotation
pole
moon
axis
6
Why do the stars appear to move across the sky from east to west?
The galaxy is rotating from east to west.
Earth rotates from west to east.
Earth rotates from east to west.
Earth revolves from west to east.
7
How are comets and asteroids alike?
They both follow very stretched-out, elliptical paths.
They both are ice and dust.
They both are found between Mars and Jupiter.
They both orbit the sun.
8
A rocky mass up to several hundred kilometers wide that revolves around the sun
asteroid
moon
meteor
comet
9
Frozen mass of different types of ice and dust orbiting the sun
comet
meteor
moon
asteroid
10
Large, round object that revolves around the sun but hasn't cleared the region around its orbit
comet
star
moon
dwarf planet
11
Which object is at the center of the solar system?
Moon
Earth
Asteroid
Sun
12
One full orbit of an object around another object
night/day
season
rotation
revolution
13
Which is NOT a layer of the sun?
photosphere
corona
chromosphere
solar flare
14
One whole spin of an object around its axis is a(n)
orbit
rotation
revolution
circle
15
Why is it warmer in the Northern Hemisphere during the summer months?
The Northern Hemisphere is closer to the sun.
Earth is closer to the sun during the summer months.
Rays hitting the Northern Hemisphere are more spread out.
The sun's rays strike the Northern Hemisphere more directly.

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