Unit 13 Day 7

Which outer planet is the closest to this asteroid belt?

• A. Saturn
• B. Uranus
• C. Mercury
• D. Jupiter

The following are characteristics of which planet?

• A. Venus
• B. Jupiter
• C. Saturn
• D. Venus

From which side of your house will you be able to see the sunrise through your window?

• A. West
• B. East
• C. South
• D. North

Which of the following best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?

• A
• B
• C
• D

By creating a model of Earth that spins on its axis, one can best demonstrate -

• A. the cycle of day and night
• B. the aging of a star
• C. the cycle of four seasons
• D. the passing of a year

The Earth's _______ burns up small objects before they strike the Earth's surface.

• A. Sun
• B. atmosphere
• C. surface
• D. light

What phase of the moon is this?

• A. waxing crescent
• B. waning gibbous
• C. waxing gibbous
• D. waning crescent

What phase of the moon follows this New Moon?

• A. waxing gibbous
• B. waning crescent
• C. waning gibbous
• D. waxing crescent

The Moon's _______ pulls on the Earth's oceans to create high and low tides every morning and evening.

• A. force
• B. gravity
• C. tides
• D. atmosphere

The listed characteristics describe which of the following -

• A. Sun and moon
• B. Earth and Sun
• C. moon and star
• D. Earth and the moon