Solar System Unit Review

An object that orbits a star and does not produce its own light is called a(n) ​ (a)  

• planet
• star
• asteroid
• satellite

Which are the two types of satellites that circle around objects in space?

• Moons

• Natural Satellites

• International Space Station

• Artificial satellites

• Planets

Unlike Earth, the Moon has no ​ (a)  

• atmosphere
• gravity
• inertia
• flags

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A force of attraction between any two objects is called​ (a)  

• gravity
• friction
• inertia
• electromagnetism

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Which conclusion can be made about the phases of the moon?

• The moon is full for 20 days every month.

• The phases of the Moon are random and irregular.

• The Moon moves in a regular pattern in the sky.

• October is the best month to see the moon.

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Which conclusions can you make about the planets?

• The farther a planet is from the Sun, the longer its day.

• A day on Earth is longer than a day on Venus.

• The farther a planet is from the Sun, the longer it takes to orbit.

• Uranus is the coldest of all the planets.

The Earth takes ​ ​ ​ (a)   to complete one revolution around the Sun.​

• one year
• 24 hours
• 12 hours
• 7 days

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Because the tilt of Earth's axis always points in the same direction, the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere are always ​ (a)  

• opposite
• the same

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Earth completes one full ________ on its axis every 24 hours.

When the lit part of the Moon grows larger, it is in the ​ (a)   phase.

• waxing
• waning
• full moon
• new moon

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