Astronomy

Movement of Earth around the sun.

• Rotation
• Revolution

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Occurs when Earth is positioned between the moon and the sun and when Earth's shadow crosses the lighted half of the moon.

• Solar Eclipse

• Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Perigee

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Tides are caused by ___________

• wind
• gravitational pull of moon
• waves gravitation toward land
• rain

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Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth

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Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune
• Pluto
• Earth
• Uranus

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A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system
• earth
• rotation
• United States

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The GAS GIANTS or Outer planets are:

• Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn
• Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, Mars
• Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
• Earth, Mars, Saturn, Neptune

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Energy is produced within a star's core by the process of

• nuclear fusion

• insolation

• conduction

• radioactive decay

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Which planet has the hottest temperature?

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth