Earth and Space Science

The sun is _________.

• the closest star to earth

• a medium size star

• the largest object in our solar system

• made up of mostly hydrogen and helium

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The sun is important to life on Earth because ________.

• it drives the water cycle

• it drives the weather

• all living thing depend on its energy to survive

• it helps to make the land

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What happens to objects that are exposed to the sun?

• They absorb the sun's energy and turn it into thermal energy.

• They burst into flames.

• They will shrink.

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Which is not one of the inner planets?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

Which conditions must be met for a celestial body to be considered a planet?

• it must orbit a star

• it must be large enough to have its own gravity to pull it into a spherical shape

• its orbit must be free of other smaller objects

• it must have a moon that orbits it

Small, rocky bodies that orbit the sun

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

• star

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Made of ice and gas, when they pass the sun, some of the ice melts and forms a tail.

• comet

• asteroid

• meteroid

• star

Which characteristics do all the inner planets share?

• smaller

• made of solid rock

• inside the asteroid belt

• are able to support life.

Which of the following describes the outer planets?

• they are outside the asteroid belt

• they are called "gas giants"

• they all have rings

• they are rocky planets

What holds the solar system together?

• gravity

• glue

• thermal energy

• the sun's force field

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