Solar System

Which statement describes why Earth has different seasons?

• The heat from the moon warms Earth in different patterns.

• Earth is tilting on its axis as it revolves around the sun.

• The sun is tilting on its axis as it revolves around Earth.

• The moon is tilting on its axis as it revolves around Earth.

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Which statement about the moon is true?

• The moon orbits, but it does not rotate.

• We see every side of the moon as it rotates.

• The moon never changes its position.

• The moon rotates while it orbits.

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The path a planet takes around its Sun is called its _________.

• cycle

• pattern

• orbit

• rotation

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Why do we have a day that is 24 hours long?

• Earth's axis tilts away from the Sun and back every 24 hours.

• It takes the Sun 24 hours to revolve once around the Earth.

• It takes Earth 24 hours to revolve once around the Sun.

• It takes 24 hours for the Earth to rotate once.

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Why do we see different constellations at different times of the year?

• because of Earth's rotation

• because the stars move randomly

• because of Earth's revolution around the Sun

• because they are farther away at times

When the sun's rays are more directly over the northern hemisphere of the Earth, the United States experiences what season?

• summer

• winter

• spring

• fall

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Which is the object that revolves around the sun and the heat of the sun makes the object release dust and gases?

• asteroid

• planet

• meteor

• comet

Which is the largest plannet in solar system?

• Earth

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

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................ is called the red planet

Which is the hottest star in solar system?

• sun

• comet

• saggitarius

• asteroid