Astronomy

True or false...

The northern and southern hemispheres experience the same season at the same time.

• True

• False

Which shows the planets in order correctly from closest to the Sun to furthest to the Sun.

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

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

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

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

The outer planets are also called the ____________.

• gas giants

• rocky planets

• rock giants

The lunar cycle takes about __________.

• one day

• one year

• one month

• 365 days

When then northern hemisphere is experiencing summer, it is tilted _______ the Sun

• away from

• toward

The moon is bright because __________________

• it has a lot of stars.

• it is electric.

• it is radioactive.

• it reflects the Sun's light.

The moon is made of ______________, and is a natural _______________ of the Earth

• gas, orbit

• gas, satellite

• rock, orbit

• rock, satellite

_______________ are caused because of the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon on the Earth.

• Tides

• Seasons

• Winds

• Days

The sun is made up mostly of __________.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• none of the above

The Sun appears ________________ first thing in the morning

• highest in the sky

• lowest in the sky

• in the middle of the sky