Topic 1b - Earth & Space Review

Which of the following is NOT an inner planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mars

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True or False: Inner planets are rocky and solid.

• True

• False

Identify the FALSE statement.

• Inner planets are closer to the sun.

• Outer planets are larger than inner planets.

• The temperature of outer planets are colder because they are further from the Sun.

• Neptune is an inner planet.

What is a galaxy?

• A group of stars that look like a familiar object.

• A system that contains gas, dust, and many stars.

• A system that contains dust and gas.

• Balls of ice and rock that revolve around the sun.

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Maria is studying the moon. On the 28th day of her observations, the moon looks like a crescent shape as shown in the picture. Select the image that shows how the moon will next look?

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Identify the largest planet in the Milky Way.

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Earth

• Jupiter

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True or false: As Earth orbits the Sun. The moon is rotating around the Earth.

• True

• False

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Identify the TRUE statement.

• the sun gives off light and heat energy.

• A galaxy is a system made of only gas and dust.

• The sun is a large star.

• Earth is the closest planet to the sun.

What do asteroids and comets have in common?

• They are both regularly shaped objects in our solar system.

• They are both mostly solid.

• They both orbit in our solar system.

Another word for rotate is _________________ .