Pearson Chapter 6 Solar System

What keeps the Earth revolving around the sun?

• seasons
• gravity
• moon

What is another name for the pattern of stars?

• constellation
• lunar
• eclipse

What is the correct description of our sun?

• the black hole
• the red planet
• A medium sized star nearest the Earth

What is the hottest planet with no moons?

• Venus
• Earth
• Saturn

What phase of the moon is shown?

• New moon
• First quarter moon
• Full moon

What planet has 27 moons, rings, and looks like it is lying on its side?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune

What is a clue that Earth is moving?

• the north pole
• gravity
• the seasons change

What planet is known as the Red Planet and has the largest volcano?

• Jupiter
• Earth
• Mars

Which planets are the inner planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
• moon, sun, asteroid, comet

What is the only planet to support life and has one moon?

• Earth
• Mercury
• Uranus