Unit 4 Space Unit 22-23

The objects in our Solar System orbit the Sun because of the Sun's __.

• nuclear fusion

• gravitational pull

• composition

• rotation

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A key part to the Big Bang Theory is ...

• the Universe is continuously EXPANDING

• how the solar system formed

• EXPLOSIONS EVERYWHERE - All the Time!!

• Sand and dust, and something happened, and there was a pineapple, or something like that

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The 4 Inner Planets have solid, rocky surfaces. They are also known as the Terrestrial Planets. The largest Terrestrial Planet is __ (3rd Rock From the Sun).

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

One of the Inner Planets is referred to as Earth's twin because of size. This planet is almost the same size as Earth (it is slightly smaller than Earth).

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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Which is the correct order of the planets from the Sun?

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

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

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

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

What planet is right before Neptune; and which planet is right after Mars?

• Uranus, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Merucy

• Mercury, Earth

• Saturn, Neptune

We experience the shortest amount of daylight when we are experiencing winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Which location in the picture represents winter for the Northern Hemisphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which phase occurs right before a first quarter moon?

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Which phase of the moon occurs right after the first quarter phase?

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Eclipses occur during New and Full Moon Phases. These phases occur every month. Why do we not have phases every month? (2 answers)

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• The Sun, Moon, & Earth must be perfectly lined up.

• The Earth's tilted axis wobbles keeping eclipses from occurring.

• It depends on the season.

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