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What planet is the smallest in the solar system?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
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What is the only planet in our solar system that spins on its side?
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
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Pluto is not considered a planet anymore because it is so small and because it ______________.
looks blue.
has an irregular orbit.
has a thin atmosphere.
is so far from the sun.
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Which statement correctly describes the size and age of the sun?
The sun is 10 times the diameter of Earth and about 2.5 million years old
The sun is 50 times the diameter of Earth and about 2.5 billion years old.
The sun is 110 times the diameter of Earth and about 4.6 billion years old.
The sun is 150 times the diameter of Earth and about 4.6 million years old.
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What does Earth’s protective atmosphere help to block out?
Meteors and asteroids
Enormous atmospheric storms
Orbiting satellites
Damaging rays from the sun
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What phase of the moon is shown in the box in this picture?
New Moon
First Quarter
Full Moon
Last Quarter
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What causes seasons on Earth?
The rotation of the moon around the Earth.
The Earth's axial tilt as it revolves around the sun.
The tilt of the Earth as it rotates each day.
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How long does it take Earth to make a full revolution around the sun?
28 and 1/2 days
24 hours
365 and 1/4 days
1 month
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What is this model of the solar system showing? Look at it closely!
what early astronomers believed about our solar system
the correct order of planets in our solar system
the correct sizes of planets in our solar system
what astronomers today believe about our solar system
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Which picture best shows the size relationship between Earth and the moon?
A
B
C
D
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Which row in the chart shown best describes the surface conditions of the sun, the moon, and Earth correctly?
Row A
Row B
Row C
Row D
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Which one of these planets is NOT a gas giant?
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Venus
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Which one of these planets is NOT classified as terrestrial?
Earth
Uranus
Mars
Mercury
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All the planets in our solar system revolve around ___________.
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What planet is third from the Sun?
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
Saturn
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What planet is farthest from the Sun?
Neptune
Mecury
Saturn
Uranus
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What planet is closest to the Sun?
Earth
Mars
Mercury
Pluto
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Which is the largest planet in our solar system that has colored cloud patterns caused by enormous storms in its atmosphere?
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Neptune
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How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?
48 hours
1 month
24 hours
1 year
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In what image is the arrow pointing at night time?
1
2
3
4
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The visible portion of the moon that we see each night is caused by the ___________.
tidal ranges that are associated with full and new moons
solar eclipses that stop sunlight from reaching Earth’s surface
reflection of sunlight off the moon’s surface
orientation of the sun in our solar system
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What is the reason many parts of the Earth have seasons?
The sun’s axial tilt as it revolves around the moon
The moon’s axial tilt as it revolves around the sun
Earth’s axial tilt as it revolves around the sun
The solar system’s axial tilt as it revolves around the moon
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Which of the following illustrates a last quarter moon?
A
B
C
D
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What is the relationship between the tides and the phases of the moon?
The phases of the moon are responsible for the changes in tidal range.
High tides are associated with first and last quarter moon phases.
Low tides are associated with full and new moon phases.
The phases of the moon have no impact on tidal ranges.
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The Earth rotates on its __________.
hemisphere
axis
equator
pole
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What is happening to the tidal ranges where the arrow is pointing?
Remaining the same
Experiencing high tide
Creating new tides
Experiencing low tide
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How many high and low tides happen each day?
1 high, 1 low
1 high, 2 low
2 high, 2 low
2 high, 1 low