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Solar System
Earth
Moon
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Earth II
100

True or False: Our Solar System has eight planets that orbit the Sun, and it also contains satellites, comets, and asteroids

True

100

True or False: The Earth is the planet where we live, the third planet from the Sun, and is spherical in shape but flatter at the poles. 

True

100

True or False: The New Moon occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, so the side facing Earth is illuminated and can be seen.

False. The New Moon occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, so the side facing Earth is not illuminated and cannot be seen.

100

What does a world map show us?

All the continents and oceans.

100

The moon orbits the ________.

Earth

200

This planet is the hottest planet

What is Venus?

200

What does the Earth rotate on?

Its axis

200
How many days does it take the moon to orbit the earth?
What is 28 days (one month)?
200

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into two equal parts called hemispheres.

What is an equator?

200

What covers three-quarters of the Earth's surface?

Oceans and seas

300
This planet is the largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
300

How long does one full rotation of the Earth take?

24 hours (one day)

300

When is the Moon fully illuminated as seen from Earth?

Full moon

300

It is a sphere that shows the surface of the Earth.

What is Globe?

300

What makes up the remaining one-quarter of the Earth's surface?

Land (continents and islands)

400

What do the planets in our Solar System orbit?

The Sun

400

What does the Earth's rotation cause?

The change between day and night

400

The different shapes of the Moon we see in the sky each night.

Lunar phases

400

Name the four different colors for a star.

What is blue, white, yellow, and red?

400

What are the four seasons? 

spring, summer, autumn and winter.

500

Name the planets in order, starting with the one closest to the sun.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

500

What causes the four seasons?

The Earth's orbit and its tilt

500

What are the 4 phases of the moon?

Full moon, new moon, waning moon, and waxing moon.

500

What are the five main oceans?

Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and Antarctic Ocean

500

What are the seven continents?

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Oceania