4.5/4.6 Solar System Test Review

Which item in space is an average-sized yellow star that is about 1.39 million kilometers in diameter?

• Moon

• Sun

• Saturn

• Earth

The Moon revolves around __.

• the Earth
• another moon

• an eclipse

• the sun

Earth revolves around the __.

• Sun
• planets

• moon

• clouds

To turn or spin on an axis means to __.

• Rotate
• phase

• elipse

• revolve

A gas giant planet is not made of solid matter. A terrestrial planet is made of __.

• metals and moons

• rocks and metals

• moons and rocks

• gases and heat

What would happen on Earth if there was not an axial tilt?

• There would be more seasons

• There would be no seasons

• The Earth would make more revolutions

• The Earth would rotate on a faster pace.

The seasons are related to —

• the Moon's revolution around the Earth

• the Moon's rotation

• the Earth's revolution around the Sun

• the Earth's rotation

Which item in space has large amounts of life-supporting water?

• Stars

• Moon

• Sun

• Earth

The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes —

• years

• days and nights

• tides

• seasons

How long does it take to go through the phases of the Moon cycle?

• About one year

• About one day

• About one decade

• About one month