Space benchmark review

To rotate means to _______

• spin
• twist
• revolve
• open

Earth makes one complete revolution every 24 hours

• true
• false

Earth makes one complete rotation every 

• 24 hours
• month 
• 12 hours 
• 365 days

Which moon phase is this?

• new moon
• waning gibbous 
• waxing gibbous
• full moon

The force that keeps planets in orbit

• magnetism
• nuclear
• magic
• gravity

The__________ belt falls between Mars and Jupiter. 

• Asteroid
• Meteor
• Comet

How is Venus most like Earth?

• They both have polar caps.
• They both have liquid water on the surface.
• They are both the same temperature.
• They are about the same size

What unusual characteristic do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have that the other planets do not have?

• liquid surface water
• solid cores
• rings
• moons

Which planet is the largest?

• Mercury
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus

What characteristic is shared by all of the inner planets?

• They are gaseous
• They have rings
• They have many moons
• They are small and rocky