Solar System Short Cycle Assessment

What causes the phases of the moon?

• tilt of the Earth

• shadow of the Earth

• our location

• the tides

This image is of a _______________________.

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• a comet

• an asteroid

These are the two types of planets in our solar system.

• earth and moon

• terrestrial and gas giant

• comets and asteroids

• nebula and gaseous

Which of the following statements about our solar system are false?

• All planets are spherical because of gravity.

• All planets have the same size orbit.

• Planets in our solar system orbit the sun in different amounts of time.

• A planets mass determines how much it is pulled by the sun.

A day is an example of ________________.

• rotation

• revolution

• megatroid

• eclipse