solar system review

The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it. 

• Universe 
• Galaxy 
• Star
• Solar System 

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A relatively large spherical body that orbits a star.

• Star 
• Planet
• Moon 

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Proxima Centauri is the closest star to Earth after the Sun and is located 4.3 light years away from Earth. How long does it take light from Proxima Centauri to reach Earth?

• 1 year
• 4.3 years
• 43 years
• 10 trillion years

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________ holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.

• Gravity
• String
• Bill Nye
• Duct tape

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In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?

• Stars get larger
• Stars get colder
• Stars get hotter
• Stars get smaller

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What event occurs because of the rotation of Earth?  

• tides
• four seasons
• day and night
• change in weather

The phases of the Moon are caused by the

• tilt of the Earth
• tilt of the Moon
• revolution of the Earth around the Sun
• revolution of the Moon around the Earth

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When the Earth travels all the way around the Sun, it is called a . . .

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Leap Year
• Spin

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order of the planets

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

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caused by the tilt of the Earth (23.5*)

• day
• seasons
• month
• night

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