Minor Bodies of the Solar System

The moon spins on its axis as it travels around the Earth

• only once

• twice

• 365 times

• 24 times

During a lunar eclipse the moon

• casts a shadow on Earth
• is in Earth's shadow
• blocks out part of the sun
• is between the sun and Earth

What are asteroids made of?

• lava
• rock and metal
• all of my hopes and dreams
• it is unknown

How many moons do we have orbiting the Earth?

• 1
• 7
• 4
• 8

What is a crater?

• A new satellite 
• a bowl shaped depression from from impact
• A hole like surface formed from the sun
• A basin from a dried up ocean

What is a meteor?

•  A space rock that has struck the earth
• a space rock with a long elliptical orbit
• A space rock in our atmosphere
• A rock in space

Which of these is an artificial satellite? 

• Earth
• Moon
• Sputnik
• Pluto

In a solar eclipse 

• the Earth is between the moon and the sun
• the moon is between the Earth and the Sun
• people on the ground are in the Earth's umbra
• are more frequent that lunar eclipses

When the moon is waning

• the light appears to decrease in size
• the light appears to increase in size
• its starting a new cycle
• is at full moon

Galilean moons are the four largest satellites  of 

• Earth
• Mercury
• Saturn
• Jupiter