Science Space

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas

• metal

• water

• rock

What holds the moon, the planets, and all other objects in orbit around the sun?

• ocean tides

• magnetism

• gravity

• the sun's heat and light

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Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Meteroids

• Meteors

Which plate is located at location 2 and 5?

• North American Plate and Eurasian Plate

• South American Plate and African Plate

• Pacific Plate and Antarctic Plate

• North American Plate and Indo-Australian Plate

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Earth

• Sun

• Jupiter

• Saturn

What is the name of our galaxy?

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Whirlpool

• Sombrero

Which object has the greatest gravitational affect on the Earth?

• Sun

• Moon

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What is the tilt of Earths axis?

• 23 degrees

• 44 degrees

• 5 degrees

• 2 degrees

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About how long does the Earth take to revolve around the Sun

• 360

• 369

• 366

• 365

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True or False: Solar eclipses happen when the moon passes between the sun and Earth and the moon casts a shadow on Earth.

• False

• True

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