Science: Earth and Space - Quiz 30

During a science class, Abigail asked, "Which planet is known as the speediest planet?"

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

Liam is planning a science project about planets. He wants to know which planet is suitable for life. Can you help him?

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

Emma and Aria were stargazing one evening. Emma asked Aria, "Do you know which planet is often called the 'evening star' and 'morning star'?"

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

During a school science project, Daniel and Mia were asked to identify the planet known as the red planet. Which planet did they choose?

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

Liam is learning about the solar system in his science class. He wants to know which planet is the closest to the sun. Can you help him?

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

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The moon's dark patches are called (a)   .

• Mariah

• Maria
• Craters

• Highlands

During a science quiz, Samuel was asked: "The largest known mountain in the solar system is​ ​​ (a)   ."

• Mount Everest

• Mauna Kea

• K2

• Olympus Mons

Scarlett observed that Venus, a planet that rotates backward, from east to west, has (a)   rotation.

• retrograde

• prograde

• synchronous

• elliptical

Lily and Noah were observing the night sky when they noticed a phenomenon that occurs when the full moon passes through the earth's shadow. This is known as a (a)   .

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Meteor Shower

• Comet

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Any object that orbits another object is a(n) (a)   .

• planet

• star

• moon

• comet

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