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WorksheetsSolar System
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
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1.
What does a waxing moon mean?
a)
when the lit part of the moon increases
b)
when the lit part of the moon decreases
c)
the pathway the earth takes around the sun
d)
all of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun
2.
What is the definition of orbit?
a)
the spinning of the earth on its axis
b)
when the lit part of the moon increases
c)
all of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun
d)
the imaginary line that goes through the north and south poles that the earth spins on
3.
What is the center of our solar system?
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
sun
d)
Jupiter
4.
Which one takes 24 hours?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
5.
What describes the earth going around the sun?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
6.
What causes day and night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
7.
What causes the seasons to change?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
8.
Which one takes one year?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
9.
What is energy created by the sun called?
a)
sun energy
b)
hot energy
c)
solar energy
d)
solar heat
10.
What is the sun?
a)
a star
b)
a comet
c)
a planet
d)
an asteroid
11.
How does the moon get its light?
a)
it reflects the sun's light onto the earth
b)
it creates its own light, similar to a star
c)
it gathers light from earth during the day
d)
the moon is actually a yellow color, so it appears to be bright during the nighttime
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