Astronomy Review

List the correct order of the planets

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

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

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

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

Compared to the terrestrial planets, the Jovian planets are

• More massive, and more dense

• Less massive, and less dense

• More massive, and less dense

• Less massive, and more dense

Compared to the outer planets the inner planets have

• More moons

• No moons

• Fewer or no moons

Compared to the inner planets, the outer planets are

• hotter and revolve slower

• cooler and revolve slower

• hotter and revolve faster

• cooler and revolve faster

Between which two planets is the asteroid belt located?

• Mars and Jupiter

• Earth and Mars

• Mars and Saturn

• Earth and Jupiter

What is pictured in the sky (right above the tree)?

• A meteor

• A meteorite

• A meteoroid

• The moon

What is pictured here?

• a meteorite

• a meteor

• a meteoroid

How old is the earth?

• 4.6 million years

• 13.7 billion years

• 4.6 billion years

• 13.7 million years

What causes the sun to appear to rise and set?

• The Earth's tilt

• The Earth's rotation

• The Earth's revolution

• The Earth's orbit

The phases of the moon wax from ___________, and wane from _______________

• New moon to full moon; new moon to new moon

• New moon to new moon; full moon to new moon

• New moon to full moon; full moon to new moon

• Full moon to new moon; new moon to full moon