Earth Science Review

The sun and everything that revolves around it.

• solar system
• galaxy
• universe
• rotation

The star at the center of our solar system.

• Sun
• moon
• orbit
• axis

The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.

• night and day
• constellations
• Earth's seasons
• the phases of the moon

It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 28 days
• 24 days

A tool used to make distant objects appear larger, brighter, and sharper.

• telescope
• planet
• moon
• microscope

The order of the planets is:

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

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth

The biggest planet in our solar system is _____________

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Mars
• Earth

These are the really big rocks orbiting the sun in the area between Mars and Jupiter.

• Asteroids
• Meteoroids
• Crocks!
• Rock-a-billies!

These are smaller rocks that usually burn up in the atmosphere of earth.

• UFOs
• Comets
• Meteors
• Meaty-Os