Solar System 9/18

What causes day and night here on our Earth?

• The different moon phases

• Asteroids

• The rotation of Earth

• Stars

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This is the nearest star to Earth.

• the moon

• the planet of Mars

• the asteroid belt

• the sun

Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?

• near Neptune

• between Mercury and Venus

• between Mars and Jupiter

• around the Sun

A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

A natural satellite of a planet.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

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Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

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One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

• The inner planets all have water
• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
• the outer planets are gas planets
• the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.

• months
• day and night
• seasons
• years

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Why does the Sun appear to rise and set each day?

• The moon rotates on its axis.
• The Earth rotates on its axis.
• The sun rotates on its axis.
• The Earth revolves on its axis.

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The sun goes around the Earth.

• True
• False

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