Form 2 Test - Week 3

The inner and outer planets are divided by...

What is the correct order of planets from the sun?

Meteoroids come from comets or asteroids. 

• True
• False

Pluto, Ceres and many others, are known as a ____.

A planet is a .............. body that is:

- In orbit around the sun.

- Has sufficient mass for its self gravity to maintain its almost round shape.

- To qualify as a planet it must orbit around the sun

The day of the year with the most daylight hours is the

• spring equinox

• fall equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice happens in which month?

The day of the year with the fewest daylight hours is called the

• spring equinox

• fall equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called

On the day that the northern hemisphere has it's longest day, the southern hemisphere will have it's shortest day.

• True

• False