Unit 3 Space

The names of the planets in order of their usual distance from the sun are:

• A. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Uranus

• B. Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• C. Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

• D. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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In one year, the Earth makes:

• a revolution
• a rotation

• a circle

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The Sun is considered to be:

• A. a planet

• B. a moon

• C. a satellite

• D. a star

Rings around planets consist of:

• A. dust, ice, and rock

• B. sand, water, and rock

• C. salt, dust, rock

• D. ice, salt, and rock

Identify the planets that have no natural satellites

• Earth and Mars

• Mercury and Mars

• Venus and Jupiter

• Mercury and Venus

Georgia is closer to the Sun in the winter than in the summer. Why is it colder in Georgia in the winter?

• A. Earth is tilted so that there is less direct sunlight during the winter than during the summer.

• B. The sun is not as hot during the winter as it is during the summer.

• C. There are more particles in space that soak up the sunlight during the winter than during the summer.

• D. Earth orbits faster during the winter than during the summer.

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Mercury is best described as:

• A. Having surface features similar to Venus.

• B. Having surface features similar to Mars.

• C. The hottest planet in the solar system.

• D. The planet most likely to support life.

Which statement explains why the sun appears to rise and set each day?

• A. The Earth rotates on its axis.

• B. The Sun rotates.

• C. The Sun revolves around the Earth.

• D. The Earth revolves around the Sun.

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Which statement best describes Earth's movement in relation to the Sun?

• A. The sun goes around the earth.

• B. The sun and earth go around each other.

• C. The earth goes around the sun.

• D. The sun and earth go around other planets.

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What causes day and night on Earth?

• A. Earth's rotation on its axis.

• B. The Sun's revolution around the Earth.

• C. The Earth's revolution around the Sun.

• D. The Sun's rotation on its axis.

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