Earth and beyond

What is a huge ball of very hot gases in space?

• galaxy
• equator
• star
• constellation

The star at the center of our solar system

• equator
• sun
• planet
• constellation 

A pattern of stars, named after mythological or religious figure, an object, or an animal

• galaxy
• star
• constellation 
• planet

To travel in a closed path

• rotate
• revolve
• orbit
• moon

A low bowl shaped area on the surface of a planet or moon

• constellation
• galaxy
• crater
• moon phase

An imaginary line around the Earth equally distant from the North and South poles

• axis
• equator

An event that occurs when one object in space passes through the shadow of another object in space

• moon phase
• eclipse
• refraction
• crater 

Which is the correct order of our planets?

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

What is caused by the tilt of Earth's axis?

• Months

• Years

• Seasons

• Hours

Why do stars appear to move across Earth's sky each night?

• Earth rotates on its axis

• The stars orbit each other

• Earth revolves around the Sun

• The stars rotate with the Moon