SOLs 4.5 &4.6 Earth and Space Systems

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Earth and the Moon both have Rocky Crust top surfaces, a thick mantle layer, and an iron core center. True or False?

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True

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Which feature is NOT a common feature that both Earth and the Moon share? Options: Rocky Crust Top Layer, Thick Mantle Second Layer, Iron Center Core

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Liquid Water Layer

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Which of the following is the largest planet in our solar system? Neptune, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter

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Jupiter

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Which of these takes about one year to complete? Options: Earth to orbit the Sun, The Sun to orbit Earth, Earth to rotate on its axis, The Moon to orbit Earth

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Earth to orbit the Sun

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Which of the following lists only terrestrial planets? Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus

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Mercury, Venus, Mars

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Which of these orbits happens the most often?
Earth Orbiting the Sun,
Mercury Orbiting the Sun,
Moon orbiting Earth,
Neptune Orbiting the Sun

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Moon orbiting Earth

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Which of these describes rotation? Options: Mercury goes around the Sun every 88 days., The Moon goes around Earth every 28 days., Earth orbits the Sun about every 365 days., Earth makes one turn on its axis every 24 hours.

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Earth makes one turn on its axis every 24 hours.

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Earth makes a complete revolution or orbit around the Sun about once every —

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year

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Which of the following correctly lists the planets in order from the Sun?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Planets that are closer to the Sun take __________ time to orbit the Sun.

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