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- 1. Multiple Choice
About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?65 days8 days365 days28 days - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through ....revolutionsphasesrotationseclipses
- 3. Multiple ChoiceOne complete revolution of the Earth around the sun takes aboutone rotationhalf a yearone yearone season
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth takes about how long to complete one rotation of its axis.365.25 days24 hours30 days1 week
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA body that orbits another object is called a...MoonPlanetSatelliteComet
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat phase of the moon is pictured here?New moonWaxing crescent moonFull moonWaxing gibbous moon
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat phase of the moon is pictured here?New moonFirst quarter moonFull moonLast quarter moon
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this diagram represent?Solar eclipseLunar eclipse
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this diagram represent?Solar eclipseLunar eclipse
- 10. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Earth's orbit around the Sun is a perfect circle.TrueFalse
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first element to form within the universe?HydrogenHeliumCarbonOxygen
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the Big Bang theory suggest?The universe was just thereThe universe is infinitely largeThe universe is continually expandingThe universe started on a TV show
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the correct hierarchy of the Earth in the universe from SMALLEST TO LARGEST?Milky Way Galaxy, Earth, solar system, universeEarth, solar system, universe, Milky Way GalaxyEarth, solar system, Milky Way Galaxy, universeuniverse, Milky Way Galaxy, solar system, Earth
- 14. Multiple ChoiceFusion isthe splitting of a large atomic nucleus into two or more smaller onesthe joining of two small nuclei to form a larger nucleus
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Earth's tilt in degrees?25.3 degrees32.5 degrees28.5 degrees23.5 degrees
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich planet rotates on its axis in the opposite direction than the rest?MarsVenusNeptuneJupiter
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich planet is one of the four outer planets?EarthSaturnPlutoMercury
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe largest planet in our solar system is...UranusJupiterNeptuneMercury
- 19. Multiple ChoiceOur universe isexpandingcontractingholding steady
- 20. Multiple ChoiceA light year is:A unit of timeA unit of velocityA unit of distanceA unit of Buzz
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAlmost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.VenusMarsMercuryNeptune
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.MercuryMarsPlutoVenus
- 23. Multiple ChoiceSome scientists believe that this dwarf planet is actually a very large comet caught in a permanent orbit.ErisPlutoMarsNeptune
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThis cold, blue planet was discovered by a mathematical prediction.NeptuneJupiterUranusVenus
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThis is the smallest planet in the solar systemMercuryVenusEarthMars
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhen the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?SummerWinterSpringFall
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThis 6th planet is Uranus.TrueFalse
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of this 3rd planet from the sun?EarthMarsNeptuneSaturn
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of this planet?UranusEarthMercuryJupiter
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of this 7th planet?UranusNeptuneEarthMars
- 31. Multiple Choice6. Which is the correct order of planets in the solar system from SMALLEST to LARGEST?Mercury, Jupiter, MarsMercury, Earth, SaturnEarth, Jupiter, SaturnVenus, Mars, Uranus
- 32. Multiple Choice9. How much time will it take for Earth to reach the opposite side of the sun?1 year6 months24 hours36 months
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat finding made astronomers begin to doubt Pluto was a planet?They discovered it traveled around the sun in an oval orbit.They found although it was the farthest away from Sun, it had a rocky surface.They discovered that it had enough gravity to "clear the neighborhood" around its orbit.They found although it was farthest planet, it was made mostly of gas.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich planet has a thick atmosphere and is the hottest planet?MercuryVenusEarthMars
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT true of all the inner planets?They are made of solid rock.They are called gas giants.They do not have rings.They have impact craters.
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat are all of the outer planets? (has to be in order from closet to the Sun to the furthest)Mercury, Venus, Earth, and MarsNeptune, Uranus, Saturn,and JupiterJupiter, Neptune, Saturn, and UranusJupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
- 37. Multiple ChoiceHow many planets are there all together in our solar system?10987
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Saturn's largest moon?TitanMimasTethysEndeladus
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat are Saturn's rings made out of?clumps of dust and other space objectschunks of ice and rocksmaller planetssolid ice
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhich planet spins backwards and the slowest of all the planets?MarsNeptuneVenusEarth
- 41. Multiple ChoiceHow much mass does Jupiter have relative to Earth?172 Earth's Mass317.8 Earth's Mass95.2 Earth's Mass146 Earth's Mass
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhich planet orbits on its axis sideways?EarthJupiterSaturnUranus
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhen a comet nears the sun, the “tail” always points away from the sun due to the ___________________.solar windssolar energysolar flares
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhere does the Asteroid Belt fall in the picture?between venus and earthbetween earth and marsbetween mars and jupiterbetween jupiter and saturn
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following orbits the sun?asteroidscometsplanetsall of the above
- 46. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.TrueFalse - 47. Multiple ChoiceWhich planet spins the fastest?Jupiterthe SunPlutoEarth
- 48. Multiple ChoiceHave humans walked on any other planet?YesNo
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhat two planets are closest to the asteroid belt?Mars & JupiterPluto & MercuryEarth and MarsUranus and Saturn
- 50. Multiple ChoiceDutch Mathematician and Astronomer, Christian Huygens studied a planet which as far as we know, is only inhabited by robots at this time.TRUEFALSEYESNO
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