Earth and Space

What moon phase is this picture?

• full moon

• waxing gibbous

• waning crescent

• new moon

What causes seasons?

• the moon's orbit around Earth

• the water cycle

• the Earth's tilt

• day and night

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer

• It is spring

• It is winter

• It is fall

Which lists the correct order of the first 4 planets from the Sun?

• Mercury, Neptune, Earth, Jupiter

• Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mercury

What is the imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center?

• Axis

• Orbit

• Shadow

• Star

Our sun is ___________.

• a natural satelite

• a planet

• a medium sized star

• a very small star

The inner planets include Mercury, Venus, Mars, and ________.

• Earth

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Saturn

How many days does it take for the Earth to orbit around the Sun?

• 7 days

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 1,000,000 months

The sun rises in the ________ and sets in the _______.

• north, south

• east, west

• west, east

• south, north

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

• 1 year

• 300 days

• 5 minutes

• 24 hours