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The moon is visible to us because the moon
a) reflects light from Sun.
b) reflects light from Earth.
c) produces light through fusion.
d) produces light through combustion
The length of time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun is called a .
a) season
b) month
c) year
d) day
Earth rotates once on its about every 24 hours.
a) poles
b) orbit
c) ellipses
d) axis
The inner planet closest to the Sun is .
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars
The length of time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis is called a
a) season
b) month
c) year
d) day
Which is the closest object to Earth?
a) Jupiter
b) Moon
c) Sun
d) Pluto
The planets are small and dense and have rocky surfaces.
a) Inner
b) Outer
c) Moon
d) Martian
The fact that Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees is responsible for
a) the change between day and night
b) the change of the seasons
c) solar eclipse
d) lunar eclipse
The outer planets are often called the .
a) large comets
b) gas giants
c) asteroid belts
d) rocky planets
The sun is a .
a) star
b) planet
c) asteroid
d) moon
When the moon appears to be growing and you see more of the moon it is .
a) phases
b) waxing
c) spinning
d) waning
The phase of the moon in which the entire lit half is facing away from Earth is called a .
a) First quarter
b) Full moon
c) New moon
d) Half moon
What is the biggest planet in our Solar System?
a) Neptune
b) Uranus
c) Saturn
d) Jupiter
What is the object that all planets in our solar system orbit?
a) The sun
b) The moon
c) The Milky Way
d) Mercury
What are the four terrestrial planets?
a) Mars, Pluto, Jupiter, Ceres
b) Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter Saturn
c) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
d) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Pluto
The period of rotation of the Earth:
a) 28 hours
b) 26 hours
c) 365 days
d) 24 hours
What force keeps the moon in orbit?
a) axis
b) solstice
c) gravity
d) earth
When the people on Earth cannot see a moon, which phase is the moon in?
a) Full Moon
b) Waxing Crescent
c) New Moon
d) Waxing Gibbous
The sun is composed mainly of
a) methane
b) argon
c) oxygen
d) hydrogen
How many planets are in the solar system ?
a) 7
b) 10
c) 8
d) 9
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