Practice #4--Space

The “Great Red Spot” is a large storm found on —

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mercury

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What is a meteoroid that has hit Earth’s surface?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

Which characteristic is common to the four outer planets in our solar system?

• Made of gas

• Fast revolution

• Smaller in size

• Made of rock

One complete revolution of the Earth takes about one —

• season

• day

• year

• month

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Earth spinning on its axis is called —

• orbit

• spin cycle

• rotation

• revolution

Day and night on Earth are caused by

• Earth's orbit around the Sun

• Earth's distance from the Sun

• Earth's tilted axis

• Earth's rotation on its axis

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Which picture shows a new moon?

• 6

• 5

• 3

• 1

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Which moon is a waning crescent?

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What phase of the moon is labeled 5?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

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In which phase is the moon during a solar eclipse?

• New Moon

• Last Quarter

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

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