Earth Space Science

How do comets gain speed?

• they burn off all their ice

• gravity pushes them

• the are pulled by the sun

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What phase of the moon is this?

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

• New Moon

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Which of these planets are terrestrial planets? (select 4)

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Mercury

• Earth

Which of these planets are the gas giants? (select 4)

• Neptune

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Saturn

What is a revolution?

• the pattern of changes in the moon's appearance

• the movement of Earth around the sun

• the movement of Earth on its own axis

• the curved path of an object in space

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The four inner planets are rocky and small. Which description best fits the gas giants?

• they are also rocky and small

• They are very large and made of ice

• The are small and made of ice

• They are large and are primarily made of gas

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

• gravity

• speed

• string

• air currents

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Our solar system is located in which galaxy?

• Windmill

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Orion's Belt

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What is the main difference between the heliocentric theory and geocentric theory of the solar system?

• The heliocentric theory has the Sun as the

  center of the solar system, and the geocentric

  theory has the Earth has the center of the solar

  system.

• The heliocentric theory has Earth as the center

  of the solar system, and the geocentric theory

  has the Sun as the center of the solar system.

• The heliocentric theory has the Sun moving

  around the Earth, and the geocentric theory has

  Earth moving around the Sun.

• The heliocentric theory has Earth moving

  around the Moon, and the geocentric theory has

  the Sun moving around the Moon.

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Earth is a part of the galaxy known as the

• Omega Centauri.

• Triangulum galaxy.

• Milky Way.

• Andromeda galaxy.

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