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1) How is Saturn different from Earth?
A
Saturn is closer to the Sun than Earth
B
Earth is made mostly of rock, while Saturn is made mostly of gas.
C
Saturn is smaller than Earth.
D
Earth has a moon, while Saturn does not have any moons.
2) Solar eclipses rarely occur because
A
the moon usually travels directly behind Earth.
B
the moon is too close to the Earth.
C
the moon's orbit is tilted in relation to the Earth's orbit.
D
the moon usually travels directly between Earth and the sun
3) Which statement describes why the Earth has seasons?
A
Its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun.
B
The sun's axis is tilted.
C
The moon revolves around it.
D
The distance changes as it revolves around the sun.
4) Juan's class is studying the Solar System. What causes the planets to orbit the sun rather that drift off into space?
A
the force of magnetism
B
heat energy from the Sun
C
the force of gravity
D
momentum
5) Brandon was learning about an object in the Solar System that is made of frozen gases and solid rock. Which of these objects was he learning about?
A
a comet
B
a star
C
an asteroid
D
a meteor
6) Many scientists used to accept the model that all objects in the universe revolved around the Sun. What did they learn that made them change this model?
A
Stars do not revolve around the Sun
B
Planets do not revolve around the Sun
C
Comets do not revolve around the Sun
D
Asteroids do not revolve around the Sun
7) Students at Claxton Middle School recorded the Sun's location in the sky every day at noon during September and February. Which of these MOST LIKELY describes what they observed?
A
The force of gravity from the Sun changed.
B
The position of the Sun in the sky changed
C
The color of the Sun changed
D
The size of the Sun changed
8) Which planet is closer to the Sun than Earth is to the Sun?
A
Mars
B
Saturn
C
Jupiter
D
Venus
9) If you were to watch the stars all night, they would seem to
A
move across the sky at night, in opposite direction that the Sun moves during the day
B
go in circles around the point straight up from where you are.
C
move across the sky at night, as the Sun does during the day.
D
stay in exactly the same place in the sky
10) Which is made primarily of pieces of rock or iron that enter Earth's atmosphere?
A
meteorites
B
solar flares
C
comets
D
asteroid
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