Topic 1B Space

What are the parts of the Milky Way?

• Earth, moon, sun, Saturn

• gas, dust, and objects that orbit the stars

• asteroids and comets

• inner and outer planets

Why does Earth get more energy from the Sun than from any other star?

• The Sun is the closest star.

• The Sun is very young.

• The Sun is the hottest star in the galaxy.

• The Sun gives off more energy than any other star.

Which of the following object is made up of gas, dust, stars, and objects orbiting stars?

• galaxy

• comet

• meteror

• gas giant

When Earth spins, it turns around an imaginary line called

• rotation

• axis

• orbit

• ellipse

Which of the following TWO (2) claims are true?

• Observations that some stars can be seen in every season.

• Observations that the patterns of stars in the sky stay the same although they appear to move across the sky nightly.

• Observations that different stars appear in different seasons, but the patterns of the stars remain the same.

Which planet is an inner planet?

• Uranus

• Venus

• Saturn

• Neptune

Which planet is the solar system's largest rocky planet?

• Mars

• Earth

• Mercury

• Jupiter

Which shows the correct order of the inner planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars 

• Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

Which shows the correct order of the outer planets?

• Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

One Earth revolution causes sunrise and sunset.

• True

• False