The Solar System

Earth moves in a circle around the sun once every 365.25 days. We call that path Earth’s _____.

• Orbit

• Jupiter

• Reflection

• Landforms

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Our _____ system is made up of the sun, 8 planets, and their moons.

• Earth

• Solar

• Planet

• Venus

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A group of stars that form a recognizable shape such as the big dipper.

• Asteroid

• Planet

• Constellation

• Gravity

This is the first planet in the solar system.

• MERCURY

• EARTH

• MARS

• VENUS

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How many moons does Earth have?

• 1

• 0

• 2

• 23

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An exploding ball of burning gas held together by gravity.

• Mars

• Moon

• Black Hole

• Star

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The hottest planet is...

• JUPITER

• EARTH

• MARS

• VENUS

An area around a star that is approximately the right distance to support liquid water on the surface of a planet.

• Habitable (Goldilocks) Zone

• Solar Flares

• Neutrons

• Gamma Rays

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A burst of high energy radiation made by the sun that can travel to Earth and interfere with cell phone reception and satellite communications.

• Tilt of Earth's Axis

• Moon Phases

• Solar Flare

• Saturn's Rings

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