Solar System Review

Why do we have seasons?

• It rotates on its axis as it revolves around the sun

• It gets closer and farther from the sun

• The tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun

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Why do we have night and day?

• The Earth REVOLVES around the sun.

• The Earth ROTATES on it's axis

• The Earth ROTATES around the sun

• The Earth REVOLVES around it's axis

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Things stay in orbit because of...

• Velocity and Inertia

• Inertia and gravity

• The Sun's gravity

• The pull of all the planets

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How long does it take Earth to REVOLVE around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 364.5 days

• 2 years

• 1 month

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True or false, planets give off their own light.

• True

• False

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Celestial bodies made of frozen ice, rock and dust

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Meteorite

Celestial bodies that are burning up in Earth's atmosphere.

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Meteorite

Irregular celestial bodies made of rock and metal, usually found between Mars and Jupiter

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Meteorite

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What natural satellites would you find orbiting around a planet?

• sun

• moons

• comets

• meteorites

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Celestial bodies that have touched down on Earth

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Meteorite