Ohio Earth Science Review

The sun is a...

• planet

• star

• asteroid

• moon

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Which planet is the hottest?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Neptune

What is a STAR?

• A twinkle, like a diamond, in the night sky

• A ball of fire

• Glowing ball of hot gas that makes its own energy and light

• A large spherical object in space

What is a PLANET?

• A large object in space that orbits a star, such as the sun.

• A small plan that is made ahead of time

• An object in space

• A natural satellite that orbits a planet

What is an ATMOSPHERE?

• An envelope of gas surrounding an object in space

• The center of a planet

• A shape that you study in Geometry

• A book of maps

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What is a SUNSPOT?

• really bad sunburn

• dark area on the sun's surface that gives off less energy than the rest of the sun

• hottest part of the sun

• shadow of another object on the sun's surface

Which planet is the smallest?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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What planet is the largest?

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Uranus

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What is a MOON?

• Something you see in the night sky

• Something in space that is made of cheese

• a large object in space that orbits a star

• A natural satellite that orbits a planet

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What two things led to mass extinctions throughout the earth's history?

• gradual changes and catastrophic events

• earthquakes and volcanoes

• over hunting and natural disasters

• pollution and space exploration

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