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- 1. Multiple Choice
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
solar system
Earth
rotation
world
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe four inner planets are...Rocky and smallVery large and made of iceSmall and made of iceVery large and made of gases
- 3. Multiple ChoiceEarth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______gasmetalwaterrock
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe outer planets are...Rocky and smallVery large and made of iceSmall and made of iceVery large and made of gases
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich outer planets have rings?Just SaturnSaturn and JupiterJupiter, Neptune, and Saturnall 4 of them
- 6. Multiple ChoiceOne of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.The inner planets all have waterthe inner planets are much bigger than the outer planetsthe outer planets are gas planetsthe outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe moon is a natural ______ of Earth.cometaxissatellitespace probe
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow does a telescope help us understand the moon?It tells us how it was formedIt tells us how hot it is thereIt helps us see surface featuresIt can tell us what the moon is made of
- 9. Multiple ChoiceOne kind of _______ is the crescent Moon.axisasteroidphasespace probe
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich best explains why the moon has phases?The moon’s position changes in relation to the sun and Earth.The sun’s position changes in relation to the moon and Earth.The Earth casts a shadow on the moon as it rotates.The moon rotates along its axis
- 11. Multiple ChoiceSelect the order from smallest to largest.Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universeSun, Milky Way, universe, solar systemSun, solar system, Milky Way, universeSun, solar system, universe, Milky Way
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA spiral galaxy of stars that contains our SunPlanisphereIntensityStarMilky Way
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the largest object in our solar system?SunJupiterEarthPluto
- 14. Multiple Choice
A pattern of stars that form an imaginary picture or design in the sky...
Orbit
Rotate
constellation
Milky Way
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe pattern of stars in a constellation stays the same, but a planet can be seen in different locations at different times because _______________.Stars don't move; planets revolve and rotateStars and planets revolve and rotate.Stars not planets movePlanets don't move; Stars revolve and rotate.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceEarth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.rotationrevolutionphasecomet
- 17. Multiple ChoiceOne full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.axisrotationrevolutionsatellite
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich movement creates years?rotationrevolution
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich movement creates day/night?rotationrevolution
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Earth have different seasons?because of the distance between Earth and the sunbecause of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axisbecause of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axisbecause of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun
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