4.7 Earth, Moon, And Sun Test - Part 1 Question Preview (ID: 3782)


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The Earth is the _______ planet from the Sun.
a) first
b) second
c) third
d) fourth

The Earth is estimated to be _________.
a) 6.4 billion years old
b) 4.6 billion years old
c) 4.7 billion years old
d) 4.6 million years old

When we say the Earth is a geologically active planet, this means that the surface is constantly ____________.
a) changing
b) getting smaller
c) getting larger
d) not changing

Unlike the other three rocky inner planets, the Earth has large amounts of _______.
a) rocks and dirt
b) rain and snow
c) life-supporting water and oxygen
d) clouds and storms

The imaginary line that the Earth spins on as it rotates is called its ________.
a) axis
b) pole
c) radius
d) stick

When Earth spins on its axis and turns in and out of sunlight, we call this _________.
a) revolution
b) orbit
c) rotation
d) turning

It takes the Earth _________ to complete one rotation.
a) 24 hours
b) 12 hours
c) 2 days
d) 1 year

Earth's movement, or orbit, around the sun is called _____________.
a) revolution
b) cycling
c) rotation
d) turning

It takes the Earth ___________ to revolve one time around the Sun.
a) 365 days
b) 366 days
c) 365.25 days
d) 366.25 days

The Earth's tilting on its axis and revolving around the sun allows us to have ________.
a) four seasons
b) day and night
c) gravity
d) atmosphere

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