Solar System

What makes Earth have seasons?

• the rotation of the Earth

• the tilt of the Earth on its axis

• the distance between the Earth and the Sun

• the position of the moon and the Earth

How does the Earth move around the Sun?

• rotates

• revolves

• rotates & revolves

• The Earth does not move

What pulls the Earth towards the Sun?

• energy

• its orbit

• forward motion

• gravity

Why do people on Earth only see one side of the Moon?

• the other side does not face the Earth

• the other side doesn't exist

• the other side is never lit by the sun

• the other side is hidden by the planets

What season would North America have if South America is in summertime?

• winter

• fall

• spring

• summer

During which time of day would a tree's shadow be the shortest?

• 8:00am

• 12:00 noon

• 10:00pm

The Earth is _________ miles from the Sun.

• 8

• 365

• 93 million

• 4

It takes the Earth ______ days to revolve around the sun.

• 8

• 24

• 365

• 2

There are ____ major planets.

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

The Earth is the _____ planet from the Sun.

• 3rd

• 5th

• 4th

• 6th