Space and Our Solar System

Name the phase of the moon.

• New moon
• Full moon
• Crescent

• Half moon

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What causes day and night?

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis.
• The changing seasons.
• The gravitational pull of the Sun.
• The movement of the Moon around the Earth.

How long does it take Earth to rotate or make one complete turn?

• 24 hours
• 48 hours
• 1 week
• 12 hours

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What causes the Earth's seasons?

• The tilt of the Earth's axis relative to its orbit around the sun.
• The gravitational pull of the moon on the Earth.
• The rotation of the Earth on its axis.
• The distance between the Earth and the sun.

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Why does the moon look different every night?

• Changing position relative to the Earth and the Sun
• Atmospheric interference
• Rotation of the moon
• Reflection of sunlight

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There are _________ planets in our solar system.

• nine
• ten
• eight
• eleven

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are know as ________ planets.

• gas giants
• rocky planets
• dwarf planets
• terrestrial planets

___________ are objects made of ice, dust, and rocks that orbit the Sun.

• comets
• planets
• meteors
• asteroids

The _________ is a region between the planets Mars and Jupiter containing thousands of rocky objects that orbit the Sun.

• comet belt
• asteroid belt
• planet belt
• star belt

What is the name of Saturn's moon?

• Phobos
• Europa
• Ganymede
• Titan

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