20 questions
How long does Earth's orbit around the sun take?
365 and 1/4 days
360 days
24 hours
2 years
Our sun is a medium-sized star compared to other stars.
True
False
The HOTTEST stars are usually what color
yellow
orange
blue
pink
What causes day and night here on our Earth?
The different moon phases
Asteroids
The rotation of Earth
Stars
What causes our seasons here on Earth?
Stars in our universe
Our revolution around the moon
Earth's tilted axis and our rotation
The revolution of Earth around the sun and Earth's tilted axis
This is the first planet from the Sun; it is very hot in the day and very cold in the night.
Mercury
Neptune
Earth
Jupiter
What are large chunks of rocks and metal in space?
Earth
comet
asteroids
gibbous
The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet."
Neptune
Mercury
Earth
Mars
The sixth planet from the Sun; known for its large rings.
Saturn
Mercury
Earth
Mars
The fifth planet from the Sun; this is the LARGESTplanet in the Solar System.
Jupiter
Mercury
Earth
Neptune
This is the eighth (last) planet from the Sun; it is deep dark blue in color.
Earth
Neptune
Mercury
Jupiter
These are the 4 planets closest to the sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars).
inner planets
outer planets
dwarf planets
solar planets
This is the nearest star to Earth.
the moon
the planet of Mars
the asteroid belt
the sun
These are the four planets FARTHEST from the Sun; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
inner planets
outer planets
solar planets
the best planets
A group of stars that make a pattern in the night sky.
planets
comets
asteroids
constellation
Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?
near Neptune
between Mercury and Venus
between Mars and Jupiter
around the Sun
This is the phase of the moon when the moon looks like a thin sliver (less than half of the moon's nearside is sunlit).
crescent
gibbous
full
new
This is the phase of the moon where NONE of the moon's nearside is sunlit.
crescent
gibbous
full moon
new moon
This is the phase of the moon that looks ALMOST full.
crescent
gibbous
full moon
new moon
Stars DO NOT twinkle in the sky; only planets twinkle in the sky.
True
False