Solar System

Which diagram BEST shows the path of the Earth around the Sun?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which sentence best describe the motion in our solar system is correct?

• Earth orbits both the Moon and the Sun.

• Earth orbits the Moon

• The Moon orbits Earth, while the Earth orbits the Sun.

• The Sun orbits both the Moon and Earth

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How long does it take the Earth to orbit once around the Sun?

• 27 days

• 24 hours

• 1 month

• 1 year

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What causes it to be daytime and nighttime?

• Earth rotating on its axis.

• The moon orbiting Earth.

• The moon rotating on its axis.

• Earth orbiting the Sun

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Which object in our solar system is the largest?

• An asteroid.

• The Sun

• The Earth.

• The Moon.

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Name planets P and Q

• Mars and Jupiter

• Earth and Neptune

• Mercury and Venus

• Venus and Saturn

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Name the planet closest to the sun.

• Mars

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

What is the name of planet X?

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

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Which planets have orbits nearest to Earth's orbit?

• Mercury and Venus

• Mars and Jupiter

• Mercury and Mars

• Venus and Mars

Which planet is the farthest away from the Sun?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus