Solar System

What is the order of the planets from the sun?

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

Which planets are rocky

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

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Which planets are gaseous?

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

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The tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation is responsible for the

• Oceans tides               
• Size of the moon         
• Brightness of the stars
• Earth’s Season’s

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The stars in the night sky look as if they are slowly moving because

• The Earth rotates around the Sun       
• The Sun rotates around the Earth

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The Earth rotates from _________to _________, giving rise to the apparent motion of the Sun each day.

• North to South
• South to North
• East to West
• West to East

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The picture shows us how the Sun's rays strike Earth. Because of the Earth's tilt on its axis, some parts of Earth are having summer and others, winter. What letter or letters on the Earth are experiencing summer?

• A
• BA
• BC
• CD

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The picture above shows us how the Sun's rays strike Earth. Because of the Earth's tilt on its axis, some parts of Earth are having summer and others, winter. What letter or letters on the Earth are experiencing winter?

• AB
• B
• BC
• CD

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Which factors influence earth's seasons?

• Earth’s tilt on its axis
• Earth’s revolution
• Earth’s elliptical orbit
• Earth’s distance from the sun

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We have all seen the moon shining at night, whether it is a small sliver or a large full moon. What causes the moon to shine the way it does?

• The tilt of Earth on its axis
• Reflection of sunlight off the surface of the moon.
• The rotation on Earth on its axis
• When the moon heats up, it gives off light

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