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• 1) Which takes the MOST amount of time?
  

  Neptune revolving around the Sun.
  Earth revolves once.
  The Moon revolves once.
  Earth rotates once.
• 2) A charactertisitic that ALL of the inner planets have in common are
  that they ALL:
  

  have rings
  are solid
  are larger than the outer planets
  have moons
• 3) One AU equals about ________________________________.
  

  150,000,000,000 km
  150,000,000 km
  150,000 km
  150,000,000,000 mi.
• 4) The ____________________ divides the inner and outer planets of our
  solar system.
  

  constellation belt
  comet belt
  asteroid belt
  meteorite belt
• 5) Seasons are a result of ____.
  

  Earth's tilted axis and rotation
  Earth's rotation
  Earth's tilted axis and revolution
  Earth's revolution
• 6) When the Moon and Sun are on opposite sides of Earth, a ____ Moon
  occurs (HINT: draw a picture to SEE this better).
  

  full
  quarter
  new
  gibbous
• 7) _____________________ rotates on its axis nearly sideways.
  

  Uranus
  Neptune
  Jupiter
  Earth
• 8) Which statement about winter is true?
  

  The nights are short.
  The days are long.
  The part of Earth that is in winter is tilted toward the Sun
  The slanted rays of the Sun are weaker
• 9) The Moon gets between the Earth and the Sun and blocks light from
  the Sun from reaching the Earth momentarily when a
  ______________________ happens.
  

  full moon
  new moon
  solar eclipse
  lunar eclipse
• 10) The _______________________ causes night and day.
  

  rotation of Earth
  revolution of Earth
  orbit of Earth
  rotation of Earth
  solar eclipse
• 11) ____________________________________ is the planet closest in size
  (diameter) to the Earth.
  

  Mercury
  Venus
  Mars
  Neptune
• 12) When the Moon is waning, it appears to be getting ____.
  

  larger
  farther away
  closer
  smaller
• 13) One astronomical unit equals ____.
  

  the amount of time it takes Earth to orbit the Sun
  the average distance from Earth to the Sun
  the distance to the nearest star other than the Sun
  the time it takes light to travel from the Sun to Earth
• 14) What planet is the only planet where water exists in all three
  states of matter?
  

  Earth
  Saturn
  Mars
  Venus
• 15) The Earth gets between the Moon and the Sun and blocks light from
  the Sun from reaching the Moon momentarily in a
  _______________________.
  

  full moon
  lunar eclipse
  solar eclipse
  new moon