Space Science

This picture shows Earth's

• Rotation
• Revolution

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Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about

• 180 days
• 300 days
• 365 days
• 385 days

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This picture shows Earth's 

• Rotation
• Revolution

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The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

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Ocean tides are the result of ________.

• the rotation of Earth.

• the sun’s gravitational pull on Earth.

• changes in Earth’s orbital position around the sun.

• differences in both the sun’s and moon’s gravitational pull on Earth.

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The further a planet is from the sun the __ it is.

• colder

• hotter

• smaller

• larger

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What makes the moon shine at night?

• The moon reflects the light from the Earth.
• The moon provides its own light.
• The moon reflects the light from the sun.
• The moon burns like a star.

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Which of the following helps explain why the planets remain in motion around the sun?

• density

• gravity

• inertia

• both gravity and inertia

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If you were using a baseball, golf ball, and basketball to model the relative motions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun, what would you have to do?

• Move the golf ball around the basketball and the basketball around the baseball.

• Move the basketball around the baseball and the baseball around the basketball.

• Move the golf ball around the baseball and the baseball around the basketball.

• Move the baseball around the golf ball and the golf ball around the basketball.

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