Solar System Review

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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What is the correct order of the planets from the sun? 

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

Why does Earth experience seasons?

• Earth's tilt and rotation.
• Earth's rotation and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and resolution

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Name the moon phase.

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

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Why does the moon appear to shine?

• Because of nuclear fusion
• It reflects the sun's light
• Earth has giant mirrors.
• It absorbs the sun's light

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The cycle of the moon phases lasts about a _.

• day

• year

• week

• month

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Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation