Planets and Their Characteristics

Why are people on Earth able to see the moon?

• The Earth orbits the moon and reflects the light from the sun back to Earth.

• The Earth orbits the moon and reflects the light from the Earth back to the moon.

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What mistake is made in the model?

• No mistake

• Venus and Earth are reversed.

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What type of energy is being used?

• light energy

• thermal energy

• mechanical energy

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The Earth, Moon, and the Sun are NOT all the same size. How can we change the drawing?

• Make the Moon closer to the Sun.

• Make the Sun bigger and the Moon smaller.

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Which sentence could be used to help me remember the planets, in order, from the closest to the farthest planet from the Sun?

• My very educated mother just sat upon nails.

• Very early men stayed up juggling Monday night.

Which planet has: clouds of water vapor, inner planet, has life, and is covered mostly of water?

• Mars

• Earth

• Saturn

The outer planets, the planets farthest from the Sun, include —

• Venus, Mars, Neptune, and Uranus.

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

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Which one includes energy of motion?

• A loud horn

• Light from the Sun

• A bouncing ball

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Which planet is the second largest and it has rings?

• Saturn

• Earth

Which gives off light?

• Phone

• Television

• Doorbell