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What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Earth

• Neptune

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What type of planets are Jupiter and Saturn classified as?

• Ice giants

• Jovian

• Dwarf

• Terrestrial

What characteristic is shared between all of the outer planets?

• They have no moons that orbit them.

• They are made mostly of gaseous materials.

• They are all very warm, similar to Venus.

• They orbit the Sun opposite to Earth.

A small object in orbit around a planet is a _________?

• Star

• Moon

• Gravity

• Planet

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Which moon phase is the waning crescent?

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Which moon phase is the third quarter?

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Which moon phase is a new moon?

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Which position does a New Moon take place?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 7

• 8

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The moon's shadow only covers a small portion of Earth during a

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• neap tide

• full moon

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What does a comet orbit?

• sun

• planet

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