Space

Which planet only has one moon?

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

Identify each true statement.

• A dwarf planet shares its orbital space with other bodies.

• The sun is approximately 5 billion years old.

• A comet's tail usually points towards the sun.

• Two planets rotate in a different direction than the others.

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What has the strongest gravitational pull on the Earth?

• The Moon

• Mars

• The Sun

• Space

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The Moon makes no light of its own.  Why are you able to see the Moon in the night sky?

• The Moon reflects light from Earth

• The Moon absorbs light from Earth

• The Moon reflects light from the Sun

• The Moon reflects light from the planets

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Word used to describe when the Moon is losing light.

• waxing

• crescent

• waning

• full

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Word used to describe when the Moon is gaining light.

• waning

• waxing

• crescent

• eclipse

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When the Moon completely blocks our view of the Sun, it is called...

• a lunar eclipse

• a super moon

• a solar eclipse

• solar flare

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Day and night on Earth occurs due to _____.

• the rotation of the Earth

• the tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun

• the revolution of the moon around Earth

• the rotation of our moon

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How long does it take for the Earth to complete one rotation?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 27.3 days

• 27.3 hours

When the Earth travels all the way around the Sun, it is called a . . .

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Leap Year

• Spin

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