Solar System Unit Study Guide

Planets are bodies, natural satellites, that orbit the...

• Sun

• Moon

• Stars

• Ocean

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The _________ is a natural satellite that orbits the ________.

• moon, Earth

• Earth, moon

• sun, moon

• moon, stars

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The _______ is the name for the central star in the solar system.

• sun

• moon

• Earth

• North Star

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Which planet is most like Earth?

• Venus

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all ________ planets.

• gaseous

• cold

• hot

• central star

Which planets are gaseous planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth

• Saturn, Earth, Venus, and Neptune

• Pluto, Mercury, Earth, and Uranus

How are the sun and moon different?

• The sun produces its own light and the moon does not.

• The moon produces its own light and the sun does not.

• The moon is a star and the sun is not.

• The moon is bigger than the sun.

All of the planets revolve around what?

• The sun

• The moon

• Earth

• The stars

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A pattern of stars are called?

• A constellation

• A picture

• A group of stars

• A planet

The sun rotates on its ______, which cause day and night.

• axis

• core

• moon

• side

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