Earth and Space Science Review

The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system

• Earth

• rotation

• world

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The four inner planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

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

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

The outer planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

The outer planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

Which outer planets have rings?

• Just Saturn
• Saturn and Jupiter
• Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn
• all 4 of them

The main differences between the outer and inner planets are __________. (choose all that apply)

• The inner planets all have water

• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

• the outer planets are gas planets

• the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.

• comet
• axis
• satellite
• space probe

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Which best explains why the moon has phases?

• The moon’s position changes in relation to the sun and Earth. 
• The sun’s position changes in relation to the moon and Earth. 
• The Earth casts a shadow on the moon as it rotates. 
• The moon rotates along its axis

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Select the order from smallest to largest.

• Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
• Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
• Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
• Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way

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