Earth & Space Unit Test

Which of the following is one of the four predictable patterns of motion for Earth and space?

• lunar phases
• storms
• Saturn

How long is one Earth revolution around the sun?

• 24 hours
• 24 days
• 27 days
• 365.25 days

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full rotation?

• 24 hours
• 24 days
• 27 days
• 365.25 days

What predictable motion causes Ohio's temperatures to be warmer in the summer and colder in the winter?

• rotation
• revolution
• moon phases

What season is it in the northern hemisphere when it is spring in the southern hemisphere?

• summer
• fall
• winter
• spring

What size is the sun?

• dwarf
• average
• giant
• supergiant

What is the closest planet  to the sun?

• Mars
• Earth
• Venus
• Mercury

A group of stars that form a pattern is called a ________________.

• comet
• constellation
• meteors
• asteroids

What star is closest to Earth?

• Orion
• North Start
• sun
• Mars

What seperates the inner planets and the outer planets?

• orbit
• asteroid belt
• stars
• comets