What do Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars all have in common?

they are considered terrestrial planets

What occurrence in space causes the seasons?

Earth revolves around the Sun while tilted on its axis.

The surface of the Moon is made up of

craters, highlands, and flat areas

A student was making a model of the solar system. What order should she put the planets?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune

The Moon is seen because

sunlight reflects off of its surface

Which of these best explains why the sun is not visible during the night?

That side of Earth faces away from the sun.

What order would the planets be in if you organized the, from smallest to largest?

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn,Jupiter

What is happening in this picture?

The Earth is revolving around the Sun.

Ptolemy and Aristotle believed

the Sun and planets traveled around Earth

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1
What was the name of the space program that sent astronauts into space to study the Moon?
Apollo Missions
Sputnik Missions
Discovery Missions
Mayflower Missions
2
Which of the following planets are gas giants?
Pluto
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
3
What do Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars all have in common?
they are considered terrestrial planets
the are considered gas giants
they are about the same size
they are all very cold planets
4
When the Earth is in location 2, the Sun shines directly on North America. What season is it?
Fall
Spring
Winter
Summer
5
When the Moon appears to get smaller each night
It is rotating.
It is waxing.
It is waning.
It is revolving.
6
What occurrence in space causes the seasons?
The Earth makes a complete rotation.
Earth revolves around the Sun while tilted on its axis.
The Moon revolves around the Earth.
The stars revolve around the Sun while on their axis.
7
The surface of the Moon is made up of
a mixture of gases and water
swirling gases
large bodies of water
craters, highlands, and flat areas
8
A student was making a model of the solar system. What order should she put the planets?
Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Mars, Jupiter, Earth, Uranus,Saturn
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Mars, Mercury, Earth, Uranus,Jupiter
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn,Jupiter
9
The Moon is seen because
the stars shine on it all night
the Moon makes its own light
the Moon's surface is hot
sunlight reflects off of its surface
10
Which of these best explains why the sun is not visible during the night?
That side of the sun faces away from Earth.
That side of Earth faces away from the sun.
The moon blocks the sun from view.
The sun stops creating light at night.
11
What order would the planets be in if you organized the, from smallest to largest?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars,Mercury
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn,Jupiter
Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Mars, Mercury, Earth, Uranus,Jupiter
Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Mars, Jupiter, Earth, Uranus,Saturn
12
What is happening in this picture?
The Earth is rotating around the Moon.
The Earth is rotating around the Sun.
The Earth is revolving around the Moon.
The Earth is revolving around the Sun.
13
Which of these takes one year to complete?
Earth to orbit the Sun
The Sun to orbit the Earth
The Moon to orbit the Earth
Earth to rotate on its axis
14
When the Moon appears to get bigger each night, the Moon -
rotates
waxes
revolves
wanes
15
Halfway through orbit, the entire side of moon that faces Earth is illuminated. This is called
gibbous moon
new moon
quarter moon
full moon
16
How long does it take to go through the phases of the Moon cycles?
about one year
about one day
about one month
about one decade
17
Ptolemy and Aristotle believed
the Sun never moved
planets were rocks
the Sun and planets traveled around Earth
Earth and Moon traveled around the Sun
18
Which is the third planet from the Sun and about 150 million kilometers from the Sun?
Earth
Venus
Mars
Saturn
19
Which scientists developed a model of the solar system most like the one used today?
Aristotle
Galileo
Ptolemy
Copernicus

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