Solar System Unit Review

What causes day and night on Earth?

• rotation

• revolution

• asteroid belt

• the stars

The Sun rises in the________ and sets in the ____________.

• north, south

• east, west

• north, east

• west, east

What are the causes of our seasons?

• Earth's tilted axis and our rotation

• Our revolution around the moon

• The revolution of Earth around the sun and Earth's tilted axis

• Stars in our universe

These are the 4 planets closest to the sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars).

• the outer planets

• dwarf planets

• solar planets

• the inner planets

Why does the sun seem so much larger than other stars?

• it's the closest star to the earth

• it's the biggest star in the universe

• it's not a star

The Sun is a planet.

• true

• false

These are the four planets FARTHEST from the Sun; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

• the inner planets

• dwarf planets

• the outer planets

• solar planets

What is the name of the moon phase that shows no light?

• quarter

• gibbus

• new

• full

Planets and stars create their own light.

• true

• false

How long does Earth's orbit around the sun take?

• 24 hours

• one month

• 2 weeks

• 365 and 1/4 days