Earth Science Space

Which best explains why the moon has phases?

• The moon’s position changes in relation to the sun and Earth. 

• The sun’s position changes in relation to the moon and Earth. 

• The Earth casts a shadow on the moon as it rotates. 

• The moon rotates along its axis

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Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation

• revolution

• phase

• comet

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One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

• satellite

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Why does Earth have different seasons? 

• because of the distance between Earth and the sun 

• because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis 

• because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis 

• because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun 

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The four inner planets are...

• Rocky and small

• Very large and made of ice

• Small and made of ice

• Very large and made of gases

The outer planets are...

• Rocky and small

• Very large and made of ice

• Small and made of ice

• Very large and made of gases

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

• The inner planets all have water

• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

• the outer planets are gas planets

• the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

How does a telescope help us understand the moon?

• It tells us how it was formed

• It tells us how hot it is there

• It helps us see surface features

• It can tell us what the moon is made of

A spiral galaxy of stars that contains our Sun

• Planisphere

• Intensity

• Star

• Milky Way

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Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Pluto

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