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Juanito was looking at the night sky for many hours studying stars. He drew a picture of some stars at the beginning of his observation. Then he drew the picture again at the end but it appeared as if the stars shifted in the sky. What is the best explanation of Juanito's observation?

• The star appeared to shift through the night sky because the Earth is turning around.

• The star appeared to shift through the night sky because the Earth is turning on its axis.

• The star appeared to shift through the night sky because the Earth is turning around Jupiter.

• That can never happen.

The eight planets in our solar system are different in many ways. Which is one thing all planets in our solar system have in common?

• They all have oceans.

• They all orbit the sun.

• They are all gas planets.

• They are all the same size.

Earth's __________________ causes day and night.

• rotation

• revolution

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What does the diagram show?

• Life Cycle

• Food Chain

• Phases of the Moon

• Rotation 

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What is the main cause of the seasons on Earth?

• The Earth's rotation on its axis

• The Earth's orbit around the Sun

• The Moon's orbit around the Earth

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

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What is a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky called?

• Galaxy

• Meteor

• Constellation

• Nebula

How many planets are in our solar system?

• 8

• 9

• 7

• 10

How many planets are in our solar system?

• 8

• 9

• 7

• 10

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What is the primary factor that causes the phases of the moon?

• The Earth's shadow on the moon

• The moon's rotation

• The moon's orbit around the Earth

• The sun's movement across the sky

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What is the force that pulls objects towards the Earth?

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Friction

• Electricity

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