Solar System and Beyond Review

Which of the following is the largest in size?

• Solar System

• star

• Universe

• galaxy

All of the following are true statements except:

• Earth rotates one complete turn every 24 hours.

• Earth's rotation causes day and night.

• It takes the Earth one year to revolve around the sun.

• Earth rotates once every 48 hours.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following shows the color of stars from hottest to coolest?

• blue, white, yellow, red

• red, yellow, white, blue

• yellow, red, blue, white

• white, blue, yellow, red

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

All of the following are true statements EXCEPT

• the sun's rotation causes day and night

• the Earth and Moon have similar land forms

• the sun is a yellow medium star

• the asteroid belt is located between Earth and Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?

• one year

• one day

• one month

• one week

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season occurs when Earth's Northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season occurs when the Earth's Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

• are known as the Gas Giants

• are the farthest planets from the sun

• are known as the Inner Planets

• all have rings

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have all of the following except

• moons

• gas surfaces

• rings

• warm atmospheres

What causes day and night?

• Earth's rotation

• the moon revolving around the Earth

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• the tilt of the Earth's axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1