Solar system

Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

• Sun and moon orbit Earth
• Earth and moon orbit Sun
• Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
• Earth and sun orbit moon

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What planet is eighth in the Solar System?

• Uranus
• Jupiter
• Neptune
• Mars

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Which planet is the largest in the solar system?

• Earth
• Venus
• Saturn
• Jupiter

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How many days does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?

• 30 days
• 365 days
•  100 days
• 40 days

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A student made a model of how the Earth, Moon, and Sun orbit. She used ping-pong balls
to represent each one. She painted each one a different color. Then, she placed the Moon
and Earth close together and the Sun much further away.What is one limitation of the student's model?

• She used the same size balls.
• She made earth orbit the sun.
• She moved the Sun away from the Earth and Moon.

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What is the nickname of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?

• rocky planets
• rock stars
• first four
• final four

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Saturn

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In a complete sentence name three physical features of the Earth?

• The Earth is made of 75% water

• The Earth has life form

• The Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

• All of these are correct.

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The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system
• earth
• rotation
• United States

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The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.

• comet
• axis
• satellite
• space probe

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