Solar System

There are always 24 hrs in each day. Why is this true?

• Earth always rotates at the same speed.
• The Sun is at the center of the Solar System.
• The Moon always has the same side facing Earth.
• Earth tilts on its axis.

The time it takes Earth to make one revolution around the Sun is about one _____________.

• season
• day
• month
• year

The closest planet to the sun is....

• Mercury
• Mars
• Venus
• Earth

The second farthest planet from the sun is...

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

Does the moon have an atmosphere?

• yes
• no

When the Earth spins around its own axis one whole time, it is called a ....

• Year
• Day
• Hemisphere
• Seasons

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• between earth and mars
• Between Uranus and Neptune
• Between Mercury and Venus
• Between Mars and Jupiter

A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

A natural satellite of a planet.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor