Solar System 11 questions

Earth's path as it revolves around the Sun is called its __________

• rotation
• equinox
• orbit

Every 24 hours, the Earth completes a single _________

• revolution
• rotation
• season

Every 365 days (one year), the Earth completes a single ________ around the sun.

• revolution
• rotation
• solstice

Earth's axis is not perpendicular to the Sun.  It is tilted at an angle of about how many degrees?

• 35.2
• 23.5
• 90
• 45

Why does the Earth have seasons?

• Earth moves closer and farther from the sun
• Sun gets hotter and cooler at different times
• axis is tilted as it revolves around the Sun

When everyone on Earth experiences equal day and night, the Earth is in which orbital position?

• equinox
• solstice
• day
• season

When the North and South experience very different amounts of day and night, the Earth is in....

• equinox
• solstice
• day
• season

The moon shines by....

• artificial light
• creating its own light
• reflecting light from the sun

Name the Inner Planets...

• Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter
• Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter

Name the Outer Planets...

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