Third Quarter Review

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

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

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

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

The inner planets are:

• Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury
• Saturn, Uranus, Mars, Earth
• Earth, Pluto, Neptune, Mars
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Why does the moon appear to shine?

• It is like a star and gives off light
• it refracts light from space
• It reflects light from the sun
• It absorbs light from the sun

Which type of technology would you use to see far away objects?

• computer
• rover
• satellite
• telescope

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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 

Radio telescopes receive _____ waves from distant objects in space.

• Ultraviolet (UV)
• Gamma
• Visible Light
• Radio

About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?

• 7 days
• 365 days
• 29 days
• 20 days

What causes the moon's phases

• Where you are standing on Earth
• the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
• The tilt of Earth
• how fast the moon is moving