Earth and Space

The names of the planets in order of their usual distance from the sun are

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

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

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

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

In one year, the Earth makes

• Rotation

• Resolution

• Revolution

• Circle

The Sun is considered to be

• planet

• satellite

• moon

• star

Rings around planets consist of

• dust, ice, and rock

• sand, water, and rock

• salt, dust, rock

• ice, salt, and rock

Earth is closer to the Sun in the summer than in the winter. Why is it colder in the Northern Hemisphere in the winter?

• Earth is tilted so that there is less direct sunlight during the winter than during the summer.

• There are more particles in space that soak up the sunlight during the winter than during the summer.

• The sun is not as hot during the winter as it is during the summer.

• There are more particles in space that soak up the sunlight during the winter than during the summer.

Venus is best described as

• Having surface features similar to Earth.

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• Having surface features similar to Mars.

• The hottest planet in the solar system.

• The planet most likely to support life.

Which of the following is a technology tool used to study objects in space?

• mirror

• microscope

• telescope

• large lens

Which statement best describes Earth’s movement in relation to the Sun?

• The sun goes around the earth.

• The sun and earth go around each other.

• The earth goes around the sun.

• The sun and earth go around other planets.

What causes day and night on Earth?

• Earth’s rotation on its axis.

• The sun’s revolution around the Earth.

• The Earth’s revolution around the Sun.

• The sun’s rotation on its axis.

On a day in early spring, the number of hours of daylight and of night are about the same. From sunrise to sunset on a spring day, Earth has:

• Completed half of one rotation.

• Been in a shadow of the moon.

• Been circled by the moon one time.

• Moved to the opposite side of the Sun.