Solar system A
A solar eclipse occurs when and where?
a. When the Earth is between the sun and the moon during a full moon
b. When the moon is between the Sun and the Earth at any time
c. When the moon is between the Sun and Earth during a new moon
d. When the earth is between the sun and the Earth at any time
c. When the moon is between the Sun and Earth during a new moon
Is the innermost region, it is where the nuclear reactions that generate the sun’s energy take place.
a. Radiative zone
b. Convective zone
c. Core
d. Photosphere
c. Core
The Blue planet
Neptune
Name the four seasons
Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall)
TRUE OR FALSE:
The moon is an artificial satellite.
FALSE
How are we able to see the moon’s different phases?
a. The moon reflects light from the sun
b. The moon absorbs light from the sun
c. The moon creates its own light
d. The moon refracts light from the sun
a. The moon reflects light from the sun
Which planet is not a Terrestrial Planet?
a. Mars
b. Neptune
c. Venus
d. Earth
b. Neptune
The planet known as the Twin planet of the Earth, the morning and evening star.
Venus
TRUE or FALSE
People from Earth have journeyed to the Moon and explored its surface.
TRUE
What is the difference of Geocentric theory and Heliocentric theory?
Geocentric theory - that the Earth is the center of the Solar system
Heliocentric theory - that the Sun is the center of the Solar system.
What occurs when the Earth is directly between the moon and the sun during which phase of the moon?
a. Lunar eclipse, new moon
b. Solar eclipse, new moon
c. Lunar eclipse, full moon
d. Solar eclipse, full moon
c. Lunar eclipse, full moon
A rocky object from space enters Earth’s atmosphere and lights up due to friction.
a. Comets
b. Asteroid
c. Meteor
d. Moon
c. Meteor
What is the sixth planet from the sun
Saturn
Is the moon bigger or smaller than the Earth?
Smaller
If summer solstice is June in the Southern hemisphere, what would it be in the Northern Hemisphere?
a. Autumn equinox
b. Winter solstice
c. Winter equinox
d. Fall equinox
b. Winter solstice
A full moon is visible when the moon is located where?
a. Between the sun and the Earth
b. When the Earth is between the moon and sun
c. When the moon is just passed the sun
d. When the moon is about to pass the sun
b. When the Earth is between the moon and sun
One revolution of the Earth on its orbit around the Sun takes for how many days?
a. 100
b. 24
c. 365
d. 30
c. 365
Which is the seventh planet from the sun?
Uranus
The biggest planet in the Solar System.
Jupiter
Arrange the following in order in the phases of the moon?
Third quarter, new moon, First quarter, full moon
New moon, First quarter, Full moon, Third quarter
1. What is the most abundant element in the sun? __________________.
a. Oxygen
b. Carbon
c. Hydrogen
d. Helium
c. Hydrogen
One rotation of the Earth on its axis gives us a day and night for how many hours?
a. 12
b. 24
c. 36
d. 28
b. 24
The third planet from the sun.
Earth
Measures moonquakes.
Seismometer
TRUE or FALSE:
The Earth orbits the sun in counterclockwise direction.
TRUE