Earth is a planet that revolves around the Sun. It takes one year to complete one revolution. Earth is composed (made) of rock. It is much smaller than the Sun.
Because of liquid water and an atmosphere, Earth can support life. The sun provides energy and light for Earth. Earth’s gravity allows organisms, objects, and water to be pulled toward Earth.
Our Sun is 93,000,000 miles away from Earth. The sun’s diameter is 100 times the size of Earth’s diameter.
The Sun is composed of hot gases and plasma. Its atmosphere is also made of hot gases. The Sun produces light and heat for our solar system.
Because of the Sun’s strong gravitational pull, eight planets, as well as their moons and other natural satellites, orbit the Sun.
Our Moon revolves around Earth. It takes about 29 days for the Moon to make one complete revolution around Earth.
The Moon is composed of rock and has valleys, mountains, and craters. The Moon has no atmosphere, allowing objects in space to hit its surface and form craters. It is about 1⁄4 the size of Earth. Because the Moon has less mass than Earth, it also has less gravity. Earth has about 6 times as much gravity as the Moon.
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Which of the following correctly represents the arrangement of the Sun, Earth, and Moon system?
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Identify the phase of the Moon that occurs BETWEEN the two given phases.
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Which planet is located between Jupiter and Uranus?
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
Neptune
Which phenomenon is caused by the tilt of Earth’s axis during planetary revolution and involves the changing of temperatures and daylight amounts during different parts of the year?
Seasonal changes
Day/night cycle
Solar eclipse
Severe weather
Which moon phase i indicated by the letter X in the diagram?
Full Moon
New Moon
First Quarter
Last Quarter
A student made a chart with information about the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
Which item on the chart is incorrect?
Star
Made of cold gas
Planet
Made of rock
The inner planets are shown below.
Which planet is indicated by the X in the diagram?
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Which season is described below?
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Which Moon phase occurs between the two phases that are shown?
First Quarter
Last Quarter
Full Moon
New Moon
The chart describes the movement of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
Which phrase belongs in the empty space?
Revolves around the Sun
Stays in place
Revolves around the Earth
Revolves around Venus
A student made a chart to categorize the planets.
Which items on the list are incorrect?
Mercury and Saturn
Earth and Uranus
Jupiter and Saturn
Jupiter and Mars
Which season is described below?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Which answer choice correctly describes the length of time that it takes Earth to rotate and revolve?
Earth makes a complete rotation every 24 hours. Earth revolves around the Sun every 24 hours.
Earth makes a complete rotation every 24 hours. Earth revolves around the Sun every 365 days.
Earth makes a complete rotation every 365 days. Earth revolves around the Sun every 24 hours.
Earth rotates and revolves every 24 hours.
The outer planets are shown below.
Which planet is indicated by the X in the diagram?
Mercury
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
The chart describes conditions for Austin, Texas during two months of the year.
Which of the following choices could fill the blank?
8-9
9-10
13-14
20-22
If March 2 is a Full Moon, when could you expect the next Full Moon to occur?
March 22
March 31
April 7
April 18
The chart lists facts about the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
Which phrase could belong in the blank area?
About 6 times the size of the Moon
About 4 times the size of the Moon
About the same size as the Moon
The largest planet in the solar system
An astronomer is studying a planet with the following characteristics:
Which planet is being studied?
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
The average temperatures that occurred in Dallas in 2023 are shown below.
Which temperature belongs in the blank?
65 degrees
93 degrees
82 degrees
45 degrees
If December 17 is a First Quarter Moon, when would you estimate that the PREVIOUS First Quarter Moon had occurred?
