Solar System Test

A large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space

• Universe

• Galaxy

• Sun

• Moons

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What evidence is there that the Earth is revolving around the Sun?

• There is day and night

• The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west

• The moon cycles through its phases every 28 days

• Different stars are visible in the night sky during different seasons

Charles learned that Earth rotates on its axis. What evidence supports the theory that Earth is rotating on its axis?

• There is a day and a night

• There are 365 days in each year

• There are four phases of the Moon

• There are different seasons of the year

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Inner planets are

• larger than outer planets

• smaller than outer planets

• the same as outer planets

• furthest from the sun

Mountain size chunks of ice and dust that orbit the sun are known as:

• Asteroids

• meteoroids

• comets

• all of the above

Jupiter has a storm in its atmosphere called:

• The Great Hurricane

• The Monster Storm

• The Great Red Spot

• The Great Red Eye

A complete trip around the sun is called a:

• Vacation

• Exploration

• Revolution

• Cycle

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How long does Earth take to rotate once?

• 365 hours

• 24 hours

• 28 days

• 365 days

Which planet is the coldest and furthest from the sun?

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• None of these

Children all over the earth experience night and day. At the same moment, it can be morning in America and nighttime in China. What causes day and night?

• The tilt of the earth on its axis

• The rotation of earth on its axis

• The phases of the moon

• The Sun revolving around the earth

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