Solar System Review

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.

• comet
• axis
• satellite
• space probe

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

One kind of  _______ is the crescent Moon.  

• axis
• asteroid
• phase
• space probe

One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

• axis
• rotation
• revolution
• satellite

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

• The inner planets all have water
• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
• the outer planets are gas planets
• the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

Why does Earth have different seasons? 

• because of the distance between Earth and the sun 
• because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis 
• because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis 
• because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun 

Which best explains why the moon has phases?

• The moon’s position changes in relation to the sun and Earth. 
• The sun’s position changes in relation to the moon and Earth. 
• The Earth casts a shadow on the moon as it rotates. 
• The moon rotates along its axis

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.

• months
• day and night
• seasons
• years