Our Solar System

Which planet is the hottest?

• Earth
• Neptune
• Mercury
• Venus

What characteristics do Earth and Venus share? 

• They rotate in the same direction
• They are both similar size and density
• They have the same gases in their atmospheres
• They were born at the same time

Which planet is the largest?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Neptune
• the Sun

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Compared to Earth, does Saturn take a longer or shorter amount of time to orbit the sun?

• longer
• shorter

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The Earth's seasons are caused by the _____ of the Earth on its axis

• tilt

• revolution

• equinox

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What is the tilt of the Earth in degrees?

• 90 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 180 degrees

True or False?

-How close you are to the sun has nothing to do with what Season you are experiencing.

• True

• False

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Which latitude on Earth receives direct sunlight and a constant amount of energy from the sun?

• high latitudes near the north pole

• high latitudes near the south pole

• equator

• mid latitudes above the equator

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What is the closest planet to the Sun?

• Mercury
• Mars
• Venus
• Earth 

Which of the following planets is farthest from the Sun?

• Mars
• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth