Solar System Quiz

True or False: Day and night on Earth occur because of Earth's orbit around the sun.

• True

• False

What causes the seasons on Earth?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's location in the solar system

• Earth's tilt

• Earth's rotation

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Why do we always see the same side of the moon?

• The Earth and Moon rotate at the same rate

• The Moon orbits and rotates at the same rate

• The Moon phases change

• The Moon and Sun rotate at the same rate

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Waxing means the light of the moon is ____?

• Increasing

• Decreasing

• Staying the same

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Which planet is the closest to the Sun?

• Neptune

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

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Which planets are considered the "rocky" planets?

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Dwarf planets

Which planet has the "Great Red Spot"?

• Venus

• Mars

• Uranus

• Jupiter

How many stars are in our Solar System?

• 1

• About 3,000

• 1 million

• Infinite

True or False: Only the size of a star determines if we can see it from Earth.

• True

• False

True or False: We can see planets move, but stars don't appear to move because stars are so much farther away from Earth.

• True

• False

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