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When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere, it produces a streak of light called a(n)
a) meteor
b) asteroid
c) meteorite
d) comet

All objects are attracted to each other by the force of
a) gravity
b) weight
c) mass
d) inertia

A pattern or grouping of stars imagined by people to represent a figure is a
a) constellation
b) seasonal pattern
c) star chart
d) mythological object

One complete revolution of the Earth around the sun takes about
a) one year
b) one rotation
c) one season
d) one eclipse

Apparent motion of objects in the sky depends on
a) the motion of the Earth
b) the motion of the planets
c) the motion of the sun
d) the motion of the sun and the moon

The tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line is called
a) inertia
b) gravity
c) mass
d) orbital speed

Stars are mainly made from hydrogen and ______________.
a) helium.
b) carbon.
c) oxygen.
d) nitrogen.

Earth has seasons because:
a) the earth is tilted on its axis
b) the earth rotates on its axis.
c) the distance between the earth and the sun changes.
d) the earth is closest to the sun in the summer.

The measure of the force of gravity on an object is called _________________.
a) weight
b) volume
c) mass
d) density

A force is defined as ___________________________.
a) a push or pull.
b) the amount of space in an object.
c) the amount of matter in an object.
d) the speed that something travels.

Each of the two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun is called a(n) _______________.
a) equinox
b) winter solstice
c) summer solstice
d) rotation

When it is summer in the southern hemisphere, it is winter in the ______________.
a) Northern Hemisphere
b) equator
c) Western Hemisphere
d) Eastern Hemisphere

Which of the following is not part of the definition of a planet?
a) Has moons that orbit around it.
b) Orbits a sun.
c) Large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity.
d) Has cleared the area of its orbit.

The moon is the Earth's only natural
a) satellite
b) zodiac
c) comet
d) meteor

Each of the two days of the year when neither hemisphere is titled towards or away from the sun is called
a) equinox
b) winter solstice
c) summer solstice
d) rotation

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