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What keeps Earth in orbit around the sun?

A. The Earth's rotation on its axis


B. The suns rotation on its axis


C. The gravity between Earth and the sun


D. The gravity between the Earth and the moon

Which of the following is a natural satellite that orbits Earth?

A. The moon


B. Mars


C. A comet


D. A dwarf planet

Select all of the True statements about Earth

It is shaped like a ball X


It revolves around the Moon


It rotates on a tilted axis X


It orbits the sun in a nearly circular path X


It is the largest planet in our solar system


It is the only planet with gravity

Which motion most closely equals one Earth month?

A. Earth rotating on its axis


B. Earth revolving around the moon


C. Earth revolving round the sun


D. Moon revolving around the Earth

Why does the amount of daylight increase each day in Ohio as the summer months approach?

A. Earth is moving closer to the sun


B. The rotation of Earth is slowing down


C. The moon is reflecting more light from the sun


D. The Northern Hemisphere is tilting more toward the sun

About how long does it take Earth to complete on orbit around the sun?

A. One day


B. One month


C. One year


D. Two years

What causes day and night or Earth?

A. Earth revolving around the sun


B. The moon revolving around the Earth


C. Earth rotating on its axis


D. Long and short shadows

When we see a full moon from Earth, how much of the entire moon are we seeing?

A. The entire moon


B. Half of the moon


C. A quarter of the moon


D. A sliver of the moon

When phenomenon is caused by the same force that causes objects to fall toward the surface of Earth?

A. Earth orbits the sun


B. Sunlight travels to the planets


C. The tails of comets point away from the sun


D. A compass needle points to the North Pole of Earth

Order of the planets from the sun.


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


Which planet takes the shortest amount of time to complete on revolution around the sun?

A. Mercury


B. Earth


C. Jupiter


D. Neptune

Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun. One the lines below, predict if you would expect Neptune's year to be longer or shorter than Earth's. Give your claim, Evidence and reasoning.

Claim: Neptune's year will be longer than Earths year


Evidence: Neptune is farther away from the sun. It is the last planet in our solar system and Earth is 3rd from the sun.


Reasoning: Neptune's year will be longer because its orbit is longer. It has farther to travel around the sun.

Which statement explains why Mars and Jupiter are classified as planets and Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet?

A. Pluto is too small to qualify as a planet


B. Pluto is too far away to qualify as a planet


C. Pluto has too few satellites to qualify as a planet


D. Pluto has too many objects in its orbit to qualify as a planet

Which planet has a rocky surface?

A. Neptune


B. Venus


C. Saturn


D. Jupiter

What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all have in common?

A. They all have rocky surfaces


B. They all appear to be similar to Earth


C. They are all gas planets


D. They all appear to be made of rock and ice

Which of these planets is most like Earth?

A. Jupiter


B. Venus


C. Neptune


D. Mars

Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?

A. Asteroid


B. Comet


C. Moon


D. Planet

Which is true about planets and asteroids?

A. They are round


B. They have an atmosphere


C. They revolve around the sun


D. They have cleared their orbit

A constellation is

A. A type of galaxy


B. They have an atmosphere


C. They revolve around the sun


D. They have cleared their orbit

Check all statements that are true about the sun.

The sun is a medium sized star. X


The sun has a solid surface


The sun is the star closest to Earth X


We see the sun better than the other stars because the other stars are smaller


The stars are not as hot as the sun


The sun is the only star in our solar system X


The sun is made of gas X

Why does the sun appear to rise and fall in the sky each day?

A. The sun rotates


B. Earth orbits the sun


C. The sun orbits Earth


D. Earth rotates on its axis


The Earth rotates on its axis. What would happen if it stopped rotating on its axis?

There would be no day and night. One side would have day and the other side would have night.

Draw the sun in the location that would create this shadow.

If the tree has a shadow on the front left side the sun would be on the back right side.

Explain what causes seasons.

Seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth.

Compare a star from the constellation Orion to the sun.

Can be seen at night - Star in Orion


Makes its own light - both Sun and Star in Orion


Located inside our solar system - Sun

In Ohio, the angle of the sun's rays changes throughout the year. The changes in the angle result in the rays covering more area.


During which season does the angle result in the greatest area covered by the rays?

A. Winter


B. Spring


C. Summer


D. Fall