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The movement of a planet around the sun(A year).
a) free fall
b) rotation
c) revolution
d) terminal velocity

A planet spinning on its axis.
a) gravity
b) orbit
c) revolution
d) rotation

A day is a period of:
a) rotation
b) revolution
c) orbit
d) terminal velocity

A year is a period of:
a) rotation
b) free fall
c) revolution
d) ellipse

Why does Jupiter have a longer revolution than earth?
a) It is spinning slower.
b) It is spinning faster.
c) It is closer to the sun.
d) It is further from the sun.

Why does Jupiter have a shorter rotation than earth?
a) It is spinning slower.
b) It is spinning faster.
c) It is further from the sun.
d) It is closer to the sun.

Why does Mars have a longer rotation than earth?
a) It is spinning slower.
b) It is further from the sun.
c) It is closer to the sun.
d) It is spinning faster.

Why does Venus have a shorter revolution than earth?
a) It is further from the sun.
b) It is closer to the sun.
c) It is spinning faster.
d) It is spinning slower.

Mercury has a _________than Earth.
a) shorter rotation
b) longer revolution
c) shorter revolution
d) faster rotation

Why would you weigh less on Mercury?
a) Mercury has less mass than earth.
b) Mercury has more mass than earth.
c) Mercury is spinning faster.
d) Mercury is closer to the sun.

Gravity depends on:
a) force and roughness
b) distance and direction
c) mass and force
d) mass and distance

Gravity is greater on a planet with more:
a) inertia
b) distance
c) mass
d) direction

Gravity is greater on planets with less______between them.
a) distance
b) mass
c) direction
d) inertia

The longest day of the year is the summer:
a) revolution
b) rotation
c) equinox
d) solstice

The shortest day of the year is the winter:
a) solstice
b) equinox
c) rotation
d) revolution

When there is 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night time, it is the:
a) solstice
b) rotation
c) equinox
d) revolution

When does the equinox happen?
a) In summer and winter.
b) In spring and fall.
c) In summer only.
d) In spring only.

In the northern hemisphere, the sun always leans to the:
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West

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