Solar System

Our Sun is one of many stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. Which term BEST describes our Sun?

• large
• average sized
• small

Stars are grouped together according to patterns known as ___________________.

• constellations
• solar systems 
• galaxies

Which planet in the solar system has a significant ring system?

• Neptune
• Mars
• Saturn

Which planet in the solar system is the largest?

• Earth
• Uranus
• Jupiter

 How is the Sun similar to the stars that can be seen at night?

• The Sun makes light energy
• The Sun takes light energy from space. 
• The Sun warms the Earth with its light

1.  Earth's seasons are caused by the tilt of the____________.

• axis
• hemispheres
• gravity

1.  When all of the moon is lit up it is called a _____________.

• New Moon
• Gibbous Moon
• Full Moon

1.  If it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, then it will be _____________ in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Fall
• Summer
• Winter

Which letter or letters represent daytime on Earth? 

• B
• C
• B and C
• A and B

The Earth is constantly spinning on its axis, like you might spin a basketball on your finger.

It is this spinning of the Earth that causes 

• the seasons
• night and day
• moon phases