Hayes Science Quarter 2 Review

Why is the sun considered the center of the solar system?

• It is the largest part of our solar system.

• All of the planets revolve around the sun.

• It controls the orbit of the planets.

• It provides the energy in the solar system.

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What is the fourth planet from the sun?

• Venus

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

Earth spinning on its axis is called

• revolving

• orbiting

• rotating

• tilting

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It takes one year for earth to

• revolve around the sun.

• rotate once on its axis.

• revolve around the moon.

• See all of the phases of the moon.

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How does a shadow change from sunrise until noon?

• The shadow will get longer as time approaches noon.

• Shadows will point to the east in the morning hours.

• The shadow will get shorter as time approaches noon.

• The shadow will not change throughout the morning.

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An afternoon/evening shadow would point toward which direction?

• north

• east

• south

• west

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True or False. The inner planets have small atmospheres and large cores.

• True

• False

Which group of planets is made up of mostly gas?

• Outer Planets

• Inner Planets

• All Planets

Which sphere of earth contains rivers, oceans, and glaciers?

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

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Which sphere of earth contains the ocean floor?

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

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