The Solar System and Earth

What is the correct order of the inner planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus

• Jupiter, Mars, Uranus, Neptune

What are the terrestrial planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mercury, Earth, Mars, Neptune

• Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune

A planet with a rocky surface

• Gaseous Planet

• Earth

• Terrestrial Planet

• Rocky Planet

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What is the time it takes an object to go around the Sun?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Spin

• Turn

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The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5

• 25.3

• 30.2

• 24

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.

• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

• The equator always receives direct sunlight.

• The equator has 18 hour days.

One rotation of Earth is equal to

• a day.

• a year.

• a month. 

What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?

• Seasons would be the same.

• Seasons would be more extreme.

• There would be no seasons.

• Seasons would vary. 

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If Earth rotated slower, we would have...

• shorter days.

• longer days.

• shorter years.

• longer years.

As the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of its axis changes.

• True

• False

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