Earth Science Review

The four inner planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

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The outer planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

How does a telescope help us understand the moon?

• It tells us how it was formed
• It tells us how hot it is there
• It helps us see surface features
• It can tell us what the moon is made of

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

• gravity
• speed
• string
• air currents

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Our sun is a medium-sized star compared to other stars.

• True

• False

How long does Earth's orbit around the sun take?

• 365 and 1/4 days

• 360 days

• 24 hours

• 2 years

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What causes day and night here on our Earth?

• The different moon phases

• Asteroids

• The rotation of Earth

• Stars

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What causes our seasons here on Earth?

• Stars in our universe

• Our revolution around the moon

• Earth's tilted axis and our rotation

• The revolution of Earth around the sun and Earth's tilted axis

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The sixth planet from the Sun; known for its large rings.

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet."

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars