Planet Test Review

What is the solar system?

• the Sun and everything that orbits, or travels around, the Sun.

• the Moon and its gravitational pull

• the Milky Way and the moon

• the Earth and everything on it

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What does orbit mean?

• circular motion on an axis

• spinning really fast

• the layer of gas surrounding a planet

• the repeated path an object follows around another one

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What does "rotation" mean?

• the gas surrounding a planet

• When an object circles around another object

• When a planet moves on an axis

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What does "revolve" mean?

• When an object circles around another object

• When a planet moves on an axis

• relating to Earth and it's people

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The Earth turning on it's axis is an example of _______________

• revolving

• spinning

• turning

• rotating

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The Earth circling the Sun takes 365 days. This is an example of _______________

• rotating

• revolving

• spinning

• turning

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Day and night is caused by ______________

• The Earth revolving around the sun

• The Earth rotating on its axis

• The Sun orbiting the moon

• The Moon revolving around the Earth

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It takes the Earth __________ days to revolve around the sun.

• 265

• 365

• 24

• 20

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How many planets are there?

• 2

• 8

• 9

• 10

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How many types of planets are there and what are they called?

• 2; gas giants and terrestrial

• 2; big planets and small planets

• 3; moon, sun, gas

• 3; rocky, gas giants, alien