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- 1. Multiple Choice
How are the inner planets of our solar system alike?
They are made of gases
They are very large compared to the other planets.
They are many moons.
They are smaller compared to outer planets.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What separates the inner and outer planets?
Comets
Asteroid Belt
Earth
Seat Belt
- 3. Multiple Choice
What are gas giants?
The Milky Way
The Outer Planets
The Sun
The Comets
- 4. Multiple Choice
Outer planets ...
are large and made of gases.
have rocky surfaces.
are smaller than inner planets.
are warmer than inner planets.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why do we have moon phases?
The revolution of the Earth allows different amounts of light to be reflected from the surface of the moon.
The rotation of the Sun allows us to see different amounts of light reflected from the surface of the moon
The rotation of the Earth allows us to see different amounts of light reflected from the surface of the moon.
- 6. Multiple Choice
How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun once?
24 hours
27-31 days
365 hours
365 days
- 7. Multiple Choice
In the Northern hemisphere in the winter, what is true?
Day and night are the same lengths in the winter.
The sun shines more brightly on the North Pole than the South Pole.
The North Pole is pointed away from the Sun in the winter.
The imaginary axis is not tilted.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why is it hotter in the summer than the winter in the Northern Hemisphere?
The Northern hemisphere is tilted closer to the Sun in the summer.
The Earth is closer to the Sun in the summer.
The Sun gets hotter in the summer.
The Sun gives off more energy in the summer.
- 9. Multiple Choice
How often do we see a full moon in the sky?
Once a week
Once a year
Once a quarter
Once a month
- 10. Multiple Choice
How many days does it take the moon to rotate the Earth?
One day
27-31 days
365 days
365 months
- 11. Multiple Choice
What causes moonlight?
The Sun's light is reflected on the moon.
The moon's light is reflected on the Sun.
The Earth's light is reflected on the moon.
The moon's light is reflected on the Earth.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which moon phase is this image?
New moon
Quarter moon
Moon Pie
Full moon
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which moon phase is this image?
New moon
Full moon
Carter Moon
First Quarter moon
- 14. Multiple Choice
How long is one Earth's rotation around the Sun?
24 days
365 days
12 months
24 hours
- 15. Multiple Choice
True or False-
Stars and planets both move.
True
False
True & false
Ummmmm...
- 16. Multiple Choice
One classification of a star is its color. What does the color tell us about the star?
Size
Distance
Shape
Temperature
- 17. Multiple Choice
What do we call a big, round object that revolves around a star?
Moon
Plant
Planet
Star
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is one difference between a planet and a star?
Planets are larger in the sky.
Stars are larger in the sky.
Stars twinkle in the sky.
Planets twinkle in the sky.
- 19. Multiple Choice
What can be used to see objects in the sky more closely?
Telescope
Microscope
Macroscope
Timer
- 20. Multiple Choice
A space probe goes to the planet Venus, what can it tell us about the planet?
The distance to Venus from Earth
The material on the surface of Venus
The size of Venus
How to spell Venus
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is used to study the surface of planets that humans cannot safely go to?
Computer
International Space Station
Space Probe
Telescope
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