Solar System
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- Q1When Earth's shadow blocks the moon, it is called aaxisphasesolar eclipselunar eclipse120s
- Q2Which of the following BEST explains why there are more craters on the moon than on the Earth?The moon is smaller than Earth.Earth has rarely been struck by meteorites.Earth has an atmosphere.The moon has a weaker gravitational force.120s
- Q3Which is a difference between the outer planets and the inner planets?The outer planets have many moons.the outer planets orbit in a different directionouter planets have a higher densityouter planets have a smaller diameter120s
- Q4The moon casts a shadow on Earth during aphasenew moonsolar eclipselunar eclipse120s
- Q5The closest star to Earth isPlutothe sunmoonOrion120s
- Q6This word means to spin on an axis.gravityorbitrotationrevolution120s
- Q7The planets farthest for the sun are called theinner planetskuiper beltasteroid beltouter planets120s
- Q8When one object passes through the shadow on another it is a (an)cratereclipseaxisreflection120s
- Q9What is between the inner and outer planets?starsasteroid beltmeteoritesnothing but space120s
- Q10Our sun is made ofmainly the gases hydrogen and heliumred, blue, and yellow coronassunspots and flareshydrogen, water, and carbon dioxide120s
- Q11This planet is the largest of the inner planets. Its surface is mostly covered in water, giving it a bluish appearance from space. This planet rotates every 24 hours. What is the name of this planet?EarthNeptuneVenusMercury120s
- Q12Which planets have rings?Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, and VenusJupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and NeptuneMars, Jupiter, and SaturnSaturn, Mars, Neptune, and Venus120s
- Q13The four inner planets are, in order form the sunMars, Earth, Venus, MercuryMercury, Venus, Earth, MarsMars, Venus, Earth, SaturnMercury, Earth, Venus, Neptune120s
- Q14Mars is the __________ planet from the sun.1st6th2nd4th120s
- Q15Which planet is NOT an outer planet?SaturnNeptuneMercuryUranus120s