Solar System

How long does it take the earth to revolve around the the sun?

• 24 hours

• One month

• One year

• 48 hours

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What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?

• The Milky Way

• The Solar System

• The Asteroid Belt

• A Black Hole

Compared to the outer planets, the inner planets are_________.

• larger

• smaller

• the same size

• a different shape

During the winter, days are cooler because ...

• The northern hemisphere is pointed toward the sun.

• The northern hemisphere is pointed away from the sun.

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The solar system consists of the sun, smaller objects, and ...

• 8 planets and their moons

• 6 planets 

• only moons

• more than 100 stars

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How long does it take Earth to make one revolution around the sun?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours 

• 365 days

• 30 days

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They are small and have rocky bodies. 

• this describes the inner planets 

• this describes the outer planets 

Only planet known to have life

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

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Every planet in our solar system

• rotates on a slightly tilted axis

• revolves around the sun in its own orbit that DOES NOT overlap other orbits.

• revolves around the sun in its own orbit and AT TIMES overlaps other orbits.

• revolves around the sun and the other planets.

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day

• year

• week

• month

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