The Universe pgs 120 - 129

What is the distance between the sun and the Earth?

• 88 million miles

• 92.96 million miles

• 100.98 million miles

• 72.87 million miles

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Which of the following objects in our solar system produces its own energy?

• The Sun

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Vesta

What are the four inner planets in our solar system called?

• Jovian planets

• Solar planets

• Gas Giants

• Terrestrial planets

The Earth _______________ on its axis one time every 24 hours, producing day and night.

• Revolves

• Rotates

• Rejuvenates

• Changes orbit

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The Earth ______________ around the sun every 365 days.

• Revolves

• Rotates

• Rejuvenates

• Changes orbit

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What BEST describes the direction of Earth's gravitational force?

• It pulls objects closer together.

• It keeps objects from getting too close.

• It pulls objects closer to Earth.

• It pulls objects away from the air.

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When the Earth's axis is tilted away from the Sun in Louisiana, the season there is...

• summer

• winter

• spring

• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What keeps the planets revolving around the Sun?

• Magnetic fields

• THe SUn's polarity

• Gravitational Force

• The moons of each planet

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