Earth and Space Review

Which is NOT a characteristic of Earth?

• Shaped like a sphere

• Gives off its own light

• Rotates on a tilted axis

• It has an elliptical orbit

About how much of the Earth experiences night at the same time?

• 100%

• About 75%

• About 50%

• About 25%

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When the Sun is HIGH in the sky around noon, the shadows _________.

• are long

• are short

• do not exist

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What is one way that the inner and outer planets are similar?

• Both have rings

• Both have many moons

• Both are composed of rock

• Both orbit the sun

Planets composed of gas.

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

Planet that has more than 10 moons.

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

• Jupiter

Planet that a rover could land on and explore.

• Neptune

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Which planet has the fastest orbit?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mercury

Which explains why Pluto is now a dwarf planet.

• It's too small

• It's too far away

• It has too many objects in its orbit

• It doesn't have enough moons

Which force is responsible for the planet's constant orbit around the sun.

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Friction

• Electric

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