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Scientists discover a new object in the solar system. It is small, cold and orbits around a planet. What is it?
a) a star
b) a dwarf planet
c) a comet
d) a moon

What is the correct order starting in the CENTER of our Solar System?
a) sun, inner planets, outer planets, asteroid belt, kuiper belt
b) sun, inner planets, asteroid belt, outer planets, kuiper belt
c) inner planets, sun, outer planets, kuiper belt, asteroid belt
d) sun, inner planets, kuiper belt, outer planets, asteroid belt

What causes day and night?
a) Rotation
b) Revolution
c) Tilt
d) Revolution and Tilt

What causes the seasons?
a) Rotation
b) Revolution
c) Tilt
d) Revolution and Tilt

Which of the following is a characteristic of an OUTER planet?
a) Rings
b) More than 10 moons
c) composed of gas
d) all of the choices

In Ohio, average daylight hours in the SPRING
a) stay the same
b) go from longer to shorter
c) go from shorter to longer
d) I don't know

The amount of time it takes a planet to make one REVOLUTION is called a
a) day
b) month
c) season
d) year

Which is a characteristic of an INNER planet?
a) has rings
b) has more than 10 moons
c) composed of rock
d) composed of gas

In Ohio, the angle of the sun's rays changes throughout the year. During which season does the angle of the rays cover the LEAST area?
a) winter
b) spring
c) summer
d) fall

The sun is a medium size star, why does it appear larger than the others stars?
a) The sun is hotter than other stars.
b) Other stars are farther away than the sun.
c) Other stars give off less light than the sun.
d) The sun moves closer to Earth as the day goes by.

Which of the following is one of the causes of Earth orbiting the sun?
a) gravity
b) tilt of the axis
c) magnetism
d) speed of rotation

In Ohio, the angle of the sun's rays changes throughout the year. During which season does the angle of the rays cover the MOST area?
a) winter
b) spring
c) summer
d) fall

Scientists discovered a new object in the solar system. It is rocky, has a short revolution period and is small.
a) It is an inner planet
b) It is an outer planet
c) It is a star
d) It is an alien

Scientists discovered a new object in the solar system. It is large, has a long revolution period and is gaseous.
a) It is an inner planet
b) It is an outer planet
c) It is a star
d) It is an alien

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

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

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