Earth and Space

What is the correct order the of the inner (rocky) planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth

   

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

   

• Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus

   

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

   

What is the correct order of the outer (giant) planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

   

• Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

   

• Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune

   

• Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

   

Asteroids are made of  _________.

• Ice and dust

• Rock

• Dust

• Ice

Comets are made of ________

• Ice and dust

• Ice

• Dust

• Rock

Where are comets usually found?

• Near the Sun

• Near the inner planets

• Past the outer planets

• Between the inner and outer planets

Where are asteroids usually found?

• Anywhere in the Solar system?

• Near the Sun

• Between the inner and outer planets

• Past the outer planets

What does the Geocentric model have in the middle?

• The Earth

• The Stars

• The Moon

• The Sun

What does the Heliocentric model have in the middle?

• The Moon

• The Earth

• The Stars

• The Sun

What causes day and night?

• The Earth’s rotation on its axis

   

• The Earth’s revolving around the Sun

   

• Shadows

• The Moon and the stars

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate on its axis?

• 1 hour

• 24 hours

• one month

• 365 1/4 days