Sun, Moon & Earth Quiz - Modified

The layer of gases above the surface of the Earth, Sun and Moon is called what?

• A shadow

• An atmosphere

• A phase

• A tide

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The sun rises in the ​ (a)   and sets in the evening in the ​ (b)  

• east
• west
• north
• south

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The Sun does not move in our solar system. Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky?

• Because the Earth is rotating on its axis.

• Because the Moon is revolving around the Earth.

• Because the Earth is revolving around the Sun.

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The third planet from the Sun is ​ (a)   .

• Earth
• Merury
• Mars
• Saturn

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The different shapes of the Moon that we see each night are called ​ (a)  

• phases
• tides
• shadows
• sunspots

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The Sun produces two types of energy. What are they?

• Heat energy and sound energy

• Heat energy and wind energy

• Heat energy and Light energy

• Light energy and Sound energy

The Sun is mostly made up of Helium and ​ (a)   gases.

• Hydrogen
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen

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The fourth planet from the Sun is ​ (a)   .

• Mars
• Earth
• Venus
• Jupiter

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The Earth takes how long to make one complete spin (rotation) on its axis?

• 365 years

• 24 days

• 24 hours

The rise and fall of the ocean water levels 4 times a day is called ​ (a)   .

• tides
• phases
• shadows
• rotations

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