The Earth and the Solar System

What is the name of the planet that is third from the sun?

• Saturn

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

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What is the largest planet in the solar system?

• Saturn

• Mars

• Uranus

• Jupiter

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What causes the seasons on Earth?

• The rotation speed of the Earth

• The revolution of the Earth

• The distance from the Earth to the Sun

• The number of clouds in the atmosphere

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What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Axis of rotation

• Equator

The planets move around the Sun in fixed paths called

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What is the name of the closest star to the Earth?

• Sun

• Moon

• Mars

• Venus

What is the name of the natural satellite that orbits the Earth?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Sun

• Moon

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Molten rock found in the mantle is

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The spinning movement of the Earth is called

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Which among these planets are called the morning star?

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Venus

• Mercury