The planets revolve around the Sun in the same direction.

Which is a correct relationship between the Sun, Earth, and Moon?

The Moon revolves around Earth, Earth revolves around Sun.

What is the correct order of the outer planets?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

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1
Which is true for the Moon only?
Has large bodies of water.
Does not have surface dust.
Has almost no atmosphere.
Has an atmosphere with large quantities of oxygen.
2
Which force is responsible for the orbiting motion of the planets around the sun?
Motion
Gravity
Magnetism
Friction
3
Which planet is fifth from the Sun?
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
4
Which is not a characteristic of both the Earth and the Moon?
They both have gravity.
They both have solid rocks.
They both have oceans.
They both have craters.
5
Who invented the telescope?
Newton
Galileo
Eisenhower
Copernicus
6
The moon is different than the Earth because the moon-
has no craters.
has more gravity.
has more water.
has no weather.
7
Which is true?
The planets rotate around the Sun in the same direction.
The Sun provides gravity to all planets.
The Sun applies the same amount of heat to all planets.
The planets revolve around the Sun in the same direction.
8
Which planet is sixth from the Sun?
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Earth
9
Both the Earth and the Sun have layers, but only the Sun-
has a core.
is a solid.
has an atmosphere.
is made up of gas.
10
Which is a correct relationship between the Sun, Earth, and Moon?
The Sun revolves around Earth, Moon revolves around Earth.
Earth revolves around Moon, Earth revolves around the Sun.
The Moon revolves around Earth, Earth revolves around Sun.
Earth revolves around the Moon, Sun revolves around Earth.
11
Which is the correct order of the first four planets from the Sun?
Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars
Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
12
What is the correct order of the outer planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus.
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter.
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus.
13
How is the Sun different from the Earth and Moon?
The Sun is a solid.
The Sun has no gravity.
The Sun makes its own light.
The Sun does not produce it's own heat.
14
Which planet is seventh from the Sun?
Neptune
Venus
Uranus
Jupiter
15
Which is true for the Earth but not for the Moon?
Has trees and dust.
Has mountains and craters.
Has rocks and craters.
Has craters and dust.

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