20 questions
The sun, moon, and earth all rotate on an __________.
Axle
Axis
Pivot
Point
The sun has no real...
atmosphere
depth
surface
timeline
How long does it take for the moon to revolve around the earth?
28 days
31 days
14 days
28 months
Which planet is furthest from the sun?
Pluto
Neptune
Uranus
Jupiter
The ________ are caused by the moon.
weather
gravity
tides
night/day
Who launched the first spacecraft to visit the moon? When?
Soviet Union; 1979
Japan; 1959
Soviet Union; 1959
America; 1960
A person would weigh _________ on the moon.
More
Less
The moon revolves around the earth in which direction?
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
Which moon phase occurs directly after the new moon?
Waxing gibbous
Full
Waning crescent
Waxing crescent
Which planet is a "Gas Giant"?
Mercury
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
The orbit of a planet around a star is an_____________.
oval
octogon
ellipse
equator
What do dwarf planets lack to move other bodies out of their orbit?
Weight
Gravity
Mass
Motivation
Where is the Kuiper belt?
Beyond border of Neptune
Between Mars and Jupiter
Just beyond our moon
Outer reaches of Venus' atmosphere
What's the difference in a comet and an asteroid?
Comet contains ice
Asteroid contains ice
No difference
Comets are located between Mars and Jupiter
A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid.
Meteor
Meteoroid
Meteorite
Asteroid
A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
Meteoroid
Meteor
Meteorite
Shooting star
Meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.
Meteor
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Comet
Which planet takes longer to rotate than revolve?
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Which planet has no atmosphere and is similar in size and surface to our moon?
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Why does Venus have higher temperatures than Mercury, but is farther from the sun? (Answer) Because of its...
gravity
atmosphere
lack of rotation speed
landscape