Earth's Orbit and Age Facts

Scientists have dated Earth at _______ billion years old

• 10

• 4.5

• 30

• 98.

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It takes how many days for Earth to orbit the sun?

• 1

• 25

• 362

• 365

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How many hours does it take the Earth to rotate on its axis?

• 20

• 24

• 25

• 30

What percentage of the Earth is land?

• 80%

• 25%

• 75%

• 22%

What percentage of the Earth is water?

• 75%

• 80%

• 20%

• 25%

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Which of the following best describes a comet?

• It is made of ice, rock, and dust.

• It is located between Mars and Jupiter

• It has a short elliptical orbit

• Comets are leftover fragments from the time when planets formed in the solar system.

Where is the Asteroid Belt located?

• Between Earth and Mars

• In the Kuiper belt

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Beyond the Oort cloud

Which of the following best describes an asteroid?

• It is made of ice and dust

• It is also known as a "shooting star"

• It has a nucleus, coma, and tail

• It is a LARGE chunk of rock and metal

What are the leftover rock fragments called when the planets formed in our solar system?

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Meteors

• Shooting stars

What force keeps planets, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids in orbit around the Sun?

• Electricity

• Solar power

• Inertia

• Gravity

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