Solar System & Earth Quiz 3/20 (1)

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator always receives direct sunlight.
• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

At the equator, the temperature varies depending on the angle of the earth.

• True
• False

During a school project on planetary science, a student states that the Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees to explain the changing seasons.

• 24
• 23.5

What happens to your city when its part of the Earth tilts away from the sun?

• It is winter.
• Summer

Imagine you're building a model of the Earth in a geography class. The Earth's _______ is an essential part of the model that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• axis
• longitude

What causes us to experience day and night on Earth?

• The rotation of the Earth
• The moon's rotation

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Jupiter
• Saturn

The gas giants in our solar system are made up primarily of hydrogen and helium, which is different from the elements that make up most of the Sun.

• True
• False

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune are known as what?

• Outer planets
• inner planets

What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

• Venus
• Mars