Solar System

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

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The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.

• comet
• axis
• satellite
• space probe

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Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

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One kind of  _______ is the crescent Moon.  

• axis
• asteroid
• phase
• space probe

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One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

• axis
• rotation
• revolution
• satellite

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The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system
• earth
• rotation
• United States

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One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

• The inner planets all have water
• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
• the outer planets are gas planets
• the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• between earth and mars
• Between Uranus and Neptune
• Between Mercury and Venus
• Between Mars and Jupiter

Select the order from smallest to largest.

• Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
• Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
• Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
• Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way

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Which best explains why the moon has phases?

• The moon’s position changes in relation to the sun and Earth. 
• The sun’s position changes in relation to the moon and Earth. 
• The Earth casts a shadow on the moon as it rotates. 
• The moon rotates along its axis

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