Astronomy Review

The second planet of the Solar System is...

• Venus
• Mercury
• Mars

At the centre of the Solar System there is..

• The Moon
• The Sun
• The Earth

How many gas giants are there in the Solar System?

• Two
• Four
• Three

Energy is produced within a star's core by the process of

• nuclear fusion

• insolation

• conduction

• radioactive decay

Earth, the Sun, and billions of stars are contained within

• a single constellation

• a giant cloud of gas

• the solar system

• the Milky Way galaxy

Which planets are the gaseous planets?

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

Bodies, natural satellites that orbit the Sun

• Sun
• Planets
• Moon
• Stars

In 24 hours, the Earth _____________.

• Revolves
• Rotates

When a hemisphere is pointed directly towards the Sun, what season will it be?

• Fall
• Winter
• Spring
• Summer

What is the phase of the moon when you cannot see it in the sky?

• Full
• Quarter
• Half
• New