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Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
100

What shape describes the Earth's orbit

A. in a perfect circle 

B. an ellipse 

C. a straight line

D. "S" shaped line

B. an ellipse

100

Why does Earth revolve

A. It has a Moon

B. Its axis is tilted

C. The Sun's gravity pulls on it

D. It doesn't it's flat


C. The Sun's gravity pulls on it

100

What causes Earth's seasons to change?

A. Earth's tilt on its axis

B. Earth's rotation on its axis

C. Earth's closeness to the Sun

D. The moon revolving around Earth


A. Earth's tilt on its axis
100

What causes the phases of the moon to change?

A. the Moon's craters

B. the Moon's rotation

C. the Moon's revolution

D. the Earth's rotation


C. the Moon's revolution
100

What process occurs in the core of the sun?

A. nuclear fusion

B. nuclear fission

C. molecular degeneration

D. magma circulates in the convection zone


A. nuclear fusion
200

Identify the gases that make up the Sun's composition? 

A. hydrogen and helium


B. hydrogen and oxygen

C. helium and oxygen

D. carbon dioxide and oxygen


A. hydrogen and helium
200

What causes tides on Earth? 

A. the gravitational pull of only the Sun

B. the gravitational pull of only the Moon

C. the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun

D. the gravitational pull of the Earth


C. the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun
200

An astronomical unit is the average distance...

A. from Earth to Mars.

B. from Earth to the Sun.


C. from Earth to the Moon.


D. from Mars to the Sun.


B. from Earth to the Sun.
200

The day when fall or spring begins

A. equinox

B. solstice

C. waxing

D. waning


A. equinox
200

The day when winter or summer begins 

A. equinox

B. solstice

C. waning

D. waxing


B. solstice
300

The phasing that reveal more of the moon

A. equinox

B. solstice

C. waning

D. waxing


D. waxing

300

The phases that reveal less of the moon

A. equinox

B. solstice

C. waning

D. waxing


C. waning
300

What orbit close to the sun and have a rocky surface?

A. inner planets

B. outer planets

C. comets

D. meteors


A. inner planets
300

What gaseous surfaces and more than one moon?

A. inner planets

B. outer planets

C. asteroids

D. comets


B. outer planets
300

Chunks of rock that form a belt just beyond Mars

A. asteroids

B. comets

C. inner planets

D. meteors


A. asteroids
400

Light streaks in the atmosphere due to objects from space

A. comets

B. inner planets

C. meteors

D. asteroids





C. meteors
400

Objects made of ice, rock, and dust that glow near the Sun

A. meteors

B. asteroids

C. inner planets


D. comets


D. comets

400

Which lists the order of the Sun's interior from the center out? 

A. Core, Radiative Zone, Convection Zone

B. Core, Convection Zone, Radiative Zone

C. Convection Zone, Radiative Zone, Core

D. Radiative Zone, Convection Zone, Core


A. Core, Radiative Zone, Convection Zone
400

What on Earth will a large solar flare or CME affect? (can be more than one answer)


A. radio signal

B. people's memory


C. satellite signal

D. power supply


A. radio signal and C. satellite signal
400

What does the picture show?

Solar eclipse





500

What does the picture show

Lunar eclipse 

500

What season is it when the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun?

A. Spring

B. Winter

C. Summer


D. Fall


C. Summer
500

What season is it when the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun? 

A. Spring

B. Winter

C. Summer

D. Fall



B. Winter
500

Which is NOT an interior layer of the sun?

A. Core

B. Radiative Zone

C. Convection Zone

D. Corona



D. Corona
500

Which names the inner planets? 

A. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune


B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

C. Mercury, Uranus, Earth, and Mars

D. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto


B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars