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Earth is the ________ Planet from the sun.

• 1st

• 5th

• 3rd

• 4th

How fast is the earth moving through space?

• 5,000 MPH

• 10,000 MPH

• 1,000 MPH

• 500 MPH

What is Earths Nickname?

• Blue Planet

• Red Planet

• Purple Planet

• Orange Planet

What does 24 hours in a day represent?

• How long it takes the earth to spin once.

• How long the moon go around the earth.

• How long it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun.

• How long it takes for the Mercury to orbit the sun.

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The word Planet originally means Planetes which was translated from the Ancient Greeks. What does the word Planates mean in Greek?

• Plants

• Wandering Stars

• Ball of Gas

• Large Circle

Which invention did the famous Astronomer Galileo make that changed the way we look at the stars?

• Glasses

• Binoculars

• Telescope

• Camera

True or False

Saturn moves FASTER around the sun than Venus does?

• True

• False

True or False

We can tell the difference between a star and a planet by tracking if the star is moving or not moving.

• True

• False

The sun rises in the __________?

• North

• South

• East

• West

The sun sets in the _________ ?

• North

• South

• East

• West

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