Planets Review Game

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

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The moon is a natural ___________ of Earth.

• phenomenon

• addition

• satellite

• space probe

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Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

• Mars

• Uranus

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The four planets that orbit closest to the Sun are best described as–

• mostly made up of gases.

• having rings similar to Saturn’s.

• having a rocky and terrestrial surface.

• being composed entirely of water.

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Millions of pieces of rocky material of various sizes orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. These objects are known as–

• asteroids

• meteoroids

• comets

• planets

• moons

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Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune

• Pluto

• Mars

• Uranus

• Saturn

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Planets vary as they get farther from the Sun. As a rule, the farther a planet’s orbit from the Sun–

• the longer it takes to orbit the Sun.

• the greater the planet’s diameter.

• the rockier the surface of the planet.

• the greater the planet’s surface temperature.

• the greater the chances of life forms existing.

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Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun

• Jupiter

• Halley's Comet

• Saturn

• Asteroid Belt

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How many days does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?

• 306 days

• 365 days

• 100 days

• 536 days

• 360 days

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Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

• Sun and moon orbit Earth.

• Earth and moon orbit Sun.

• Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth.

• Earth and sun orbit moon.

• The Sun orbits the Earth and the moon orbits the Sun.

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