3.E.1 Solar System Review

If you build a model of the solar system, which object should you represent with a flashlight?

• the Moon

• the Sun

• the Earth

• the Sun and Earth

Earth is the _______ planet from the Sun

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

TRUE or FALSE: Because the Earth is moving, the Sun's position is different, and the shadow changes as the light hits the object.

• True

• False

If you make a model of the Earth, Sun, and Moon what would be the most similar between them?

• the color

• the size

• the orbit

• the shape

What is the same about the Sun and the Earth?

• They each make their own light.

• They each have liquid.

• They both have rocky surfaces.

• They both rotate on an axis.

TRUE or FALSE: As the Earth moves, the Sun shines on objects at different angles.

• True

• False

Why do the stars change in the sky throughout the year?

• The moon is revolving around Earth

• The stars are revolving around Earth

• The sun is revolving around Earth

• The Earth is revolving around the sun