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Why do the stars that we see at night look tiny compared to the Sun?
a) The stars are darker.
b) The stars are farther away than the Sun.
c) The stars are closer than the Sun.
d) The Earth is closer to the Sun.

What type of motion describes one Earth year?
a) revolution of Earth around the Sun
b) revolution of the Sun around stars
c) rotation of the Earth
d) revolution of the stars around the Earth

What causes the seasons to change on Earth?
a) the revolution of the Earth
b) the rotation of the Earth
c) the revolution of the Sun
d) The tilt of Earth's axis

Which location on Earth receives the most sunlight?
a) The equator
b) The Northern Hemisphere
c) The Southern Hemisphere
d) Everywhere

What does Earth create when it is spinning on its axis?
a) Seasons
b) Time
c) Day and night
d) Tornado

What causes day and night on Earth?
a) rotation of Earth on its axis
b) revolution of the Earth
c) rotation of the Sun
d) rotation of a star close to Earth

What is the total number of complete rotations that Earth makes in 2 weeks?
a) 6
b) 3
c) 7
d) 14

Why is the Sun not visible at night?
a) That side of the Earth faces away from the Sun
b) That side of the Earth faces the Sun
c) The opposite side of the Earth is facing the Sun
d) Its the equator

What is the order of the planets?
a) Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
b) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c) Earth, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,Mars
d) Jupiter, Venus, Earth, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Mercury

What is at the center of our solar system?
a) Sun
b) Earth
c) Mars
d) Star

What causes the star patterns to change location?
a) the weather
b) the Sun
c) the season
d) the time of day

What is an example of rotation?
a) The Earth rotates every month
b) The Earth rotates every year
c) The Earth rotates every other day
d) The Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours

What time of the day does the Sun appear highest in the sky?
a) Noon
b) 8 AM
c) 11 PM
d) 2 PM

What is a solar year?
a) Earth revolves around the Sun
b) The stars revolve around the Earth
c) The Sun revolves around itself
d) The Earth's rotation

What two things do planets orbit?
a) Earth
b) Sun
c) Sun and stars
d) Mars

You go outside and look at the moon. It is a full moon. How will the moon appear in exactly one month?
a) New Moon
b) First Quarter
c) Third Quarter
d) Full Moon

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