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Question 1
1.
Which image best represents Earth?
Question 2
2.
Which image best represents Earth’s revolution?
Question 3
3.
What types of energy does the Sun provide that are essential to life on Earth?
Mechanical and sound
Light and mechanical
Thermal and sound
Thermal and light
Question 4
4.
Which image best represents the rotation of Earth?
Question 5
5.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a planet?
Sun
Earth
Mars
Venus
Question 6
6.
Which of the following is a star?
Moon
Solar System
Sun
Earth
Question 7
7.
Which of the following is Earth’s only natural satellite?
Mars
Asteroid belt
Moon
Sun
Question 8
8.
Which of the following is an inner planet?
Mars
Sun
Neptune
Jupiter
Question 9
9.
What is an orbit?
An imaginary line on which an object in space rotates
The path of revolution
The spinning of an object on is axis
An object in space that rotates
Question 10
10.
What is rotation?
A star
The movement around a body in space
Revolution
The spinning of an object on its axis
Question 11
11.
What is a satellite?
The rotation of an object in space
The orbit of an object in space
An object that revolves around a body in space
An object in space the produces its own light and heat
Question 12
12.
What is an outer planet?
Any planet that orbits the Sun
A planet with an orbit that lies outside the asteroid belt
The path of revolution
The crust of a planet
Question 13
13.
How are Earth and its moon similar?
They reflect light from the Sun.
The Sun revolves around both.
They produce their own light.
They are made of hot gases.
Question 14
14.
How are Mars and Jupiter different?
They are not different.
Mars is made of gas and Jupiter is made of rock.
Mars is a star and Jupiter is a moon.
Mars is an inner planet and Jupiter is an outer planet.
Question 15
15.
Which term can mean the same thing as revolution?
Rotation
Axis
Orbit
Star
Question 16
16.
What is the difference between inner planets and outer planets?
Inner planets include the core of the planet while outer planets include the crust.
Inner planets are inside the asteroid belt while outer planets lie outside the asteroid belt.
Inner planets are farther from the Sun while outer planets are closer to the Sun.
Question 17
17.
Which term belongs in the blank?
Natural satellite
Artificial satellite
Asteroid belt
Axis
Question 18
18.
Which list shows the planets in order from the Sun?
Mars, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Question 19
19.
A diagram of the Sun-Earth-Moon system is shown below. Which body in space is represented by X?
Sun
Earth
Moon
Question 20
20.
A diagram of the Sun-Earth-Moon system is shown below. Which body in space is represented by Z?
Moon
Earth
Sun
