Vocab
True or False
Multiple Choice
Fill in the blank
Fill in the blank
100

Spins or Turns around an axis

Rotates

100

The sun is the source of most energy in the solar system

True

100

Which of the following is a direct result of Earth's rotation on its axis?

A. The length of a day

B. The seasons of the year

C. The length of a year

D. The phases of the moon

A. The length of a day

100

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are _________ Planets.

Outer

100

As the sun moves ________ the sky, the angles at which its rays strike Earth changes.

across

200

The action of spinning or turning around an axis

Rotation

200

The acronym we learned in class

My Very Eager Mom Just Served Us Noodles, Represents the order of the phases of the moon

False


The order of the planets from closest to the sun

200

A camper watches the sun as it rises. The camper is looking toward the --

F. North

G. South

H. East

J. West

H. East

200

The inner planets cores are made of __________

Iron

200

The circular arrows at the North and South Poles and the __________ show the direction of rotation.

Equator

300

A group of celestial objects that orbit a star, including the star, planets, moons, asteroids, and comets. 

Solar System 

300

It takes 48 hours for Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis.

False

24hrs

300

Which list correctly lists the Earth, moon, and sun from smallest to greatest in diameter?

F. Moon, Earth. Sun

G. Sun, Moon, Earth

H. Earth, Sun, Moon

D. Earth, Moon, Sun

F. Moon, Earth, Sun

300

The star Sirius is 171 times bigger then our _________

Sun

300

The moon _________ light from the sun

Reflects

400

The brightest star in the night sky

Sirius

400

The sun rises in the East and sets in the West

True

400

Which list correctly names the planets in order, starting with the planet that is closest to the sun?

A. Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 

C. Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn

D. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus


B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 

400

The ________ is Earth's only natural satellite

Moon

400

Earths' _______ does not point straight up and down, instead it is titled.

Axis

500

The curved path around another object

Orbit

500

Earth rotates from West to East

Truth

500

The Diagram shows the position of the Earth in its revolution around the sun. It is summer in the southern hemisphere when Earth is in-

A. Position 1 

B. Position 2

C. Position 3

D. Position 4

B. Position 2

500

Over about _____ days, the moon completes one rotation on its axis and one revolution around Earth.

30

500

The outer planets are made primarily of the gases, __________ and helium

Hydrogen