Space Science

Which of the following explains the revolution of a planet?

• The Earth revolves around the sun once per day.

• The Earth revolves around the sun once per year.

• The moon revolves around the sun once per day.

• The Earth rotates on it's axis once per day.

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What is an example of one Earth day?

• The Earth moves away from the sun.

• The Earth rotates once on its axis.

• The Earth revolves once on its axis.

• The Earth moves closer to the sun.

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This type of eclipse occurs in the Full Moon phase, with the Earth between the Sun and Moon.

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Mars Eclipse

• Venus Eclipse

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This type of eclipse occurs in the New Moon phase, with the Moon between the Sun and Earth.

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Mars Eclipse

• Venus Eclipse

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The Equinox

• is when we have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.

• is the time when day and night are equal length. Occurs in the spring and fall.

• occurs on March 21 or 22, and Sept 21 or 22

• All of the above.

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The spiral-shaped galaxy where our solar system resides. It is approximately 100,000 light years across.

• Andromeda galaxy

• Orion's galaxy

• the Milky Way galaxy

• none of these

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Known as the Red Planet and is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is 1/2 the size of Earth, and is also a rocky planet.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

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The law of universal gravitation states that

• all planets have the same gravitational force.

• only the inner planets have a gravitational force.

• all objects with mass are attracted to each other or have an attractive force.

• none of these.

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The only star in our solar system is

• Regulus

• the Sun

• Sirius

• Bellatrix

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A rock or other debris that falls through our atmosphere burning up and causing a bright streak is known as a(n).

• asteroid

• star

• planet

• meteor