1) In many places on Earth, summer is warmer and winter is cooler. Which is a major cause of the warmer temperatures during the summer months? a) Part of the Earth receives heat from the Moon b) Part of the Earth is tilted more toward the sun during summer c) Earth moves closer to the sun d) Earth faces the sun 2) Which of the following describes the motion of the Earth shown in the picture above? a) Orbiting b) Rotating c) None of the above d) Vibrating 3) At the equator, Earth spins at a rate of about 1,670 kilometers per hour. The circumference of Earth at the equator is about 40,000 kilometers. About how long does it take Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis at the equator? a) 365 days b) 24 hours c) 29.5 days d) 12 hours 4) Michael learned that the movement of Earth in the solar system causes changes that can be seen on the planet. Which change could be seen on Earth in the time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis? a) winter changing to spring b) day becoming night c) a new moon becoming a full moon d) January changing to February 5) If the Earth rotated in the opposite direction, what would most likely occur? a) The Sun would rise in the west. b) The seasons would be reversed. c) There would be more days in each year. d) The phases of the Moon would last longer. 6) It takes 24 hours for Earth to make one full rotation. This 24-hour rotation is directly responsible for causing a) seasons. b) rain and hail. c) day and night. d) earthquakes. 7) What causes shadows to change throughout the day? a) Earth rotates on its axis. b) Clouds block sunlight. c) The sun moves around Earth. d) The moon moves between Earth and the sun. 8) The rotation of Earth on the axis is gradually slowing. This change in rotation rate will most likely cause the a) length of the orbit around the Sun to become shorter. b) phases of the Moon to change more slowly. c) length of days on Earth to become longer. d) changing of seasons on Earth to occur more quickly. 9) What is determined by the speed that Earth rotates on its axis? a) the number of seasons in a year b) the temperature of water in the ocean c) the length of a day d) the energy that reaches a location 10) A student is looking for evidence that Earth is always rotating on its axis. Which of the following would provide the best evidence? a) The different phases of the moon in a month b) The appearance of shadows changing throughout the day c) The different amount of rain that falls each day d) The presence of other planets in the night sk 11) Which of the following best represents Earth’s rotation? a) a flying kite b) a child jumping on a trampoline c) a spinning top d) birds moving across the sky 12) Earth’s rotation does NOT cause which of the following? a) sunrise b) seasons c) sunset d) day and night 13) Why do shadows made by the Sun move over the course of a day? a) Because the rotation of the Moon blocks different parts of the Sun's light b) Because Earth's rotation changes the position of the Sun in the sky c) Because someone moves the object d) Because the weather change 14) Which of the following statements BEST explains why stars appear to move across Earth’s sky each night? a) The stars orbit each other. b) The stars rotate with the moon. c) Earth revolves around the sun. d) Earth rotates on its axis. 15) How long does one Day/Night cycle take? a) 365 days b) one season c) one week d) 24 hours 16) Early astronomers believed that Earth was at the center of the universe and that all planets and the Sun orbited the Earth. We now recognize that the Sun is at the center of our solar system and that the Earth and other planets ____________ the Sun. a) orbits b) axis c) rotates d) apparent motion 17) Which of the following does NOT apply to the moon? a) has less gravitational pull than the Earth b) has craters c) has a solid surface d) is the largest object in the solar system 18) Which of the landforms listed below is found on the Earth, but NOT on the moon? a) Active Volcanoes b) Mountains c) Impact Craters d) Plains 19) Gravity determines much of what takes place on our planet. Which is most strongly attracted by Earth’s gravitational pull? a) The Sun b) A comet c) Mars d) The Moon 20) Jessica is making a model of the Sun, Earth and Moon for her class. She collects round spheres of various sizes and places them in order from largest to smallest size. She calculates the distance between each component to represent the actual distance of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. How does her model compare to the actual components of the solar system? a) The size of the model is smaller than the size of the actual components. b) All of the above. c) The distance between the components in her model represent the actual distance of the components of the solar system. d) The spherical shape of the parts of the model represent the actual shape of the components of the solar system. 21) Of the known planets in our solar system, which characteristic is unique to the planet Earth? a) revolves around the Sun b) orbited by a moon c) covered mostly by water d) has a gravitational field 22) Compared to most stars and planets, our moon is relatively small. Why does the moon appear larger than most planets or stars? a) The planets and stars are larger than the moon. b) The Earth is tilted on its axis toward the moon. c) The moon is larger than most stars or planets. d) The moon is closer to the Earth than the stars or planets. 23) Which statement about the Sun is NOT true? a) The Sun is at the edge of our solar system. b) The Moon reflects light from the Sun. c) The Sun is a ball of hot gases. d) The Sun generates light and heat for the Earth. 24) Kevin wants to know what would happen to mice if they were set free on the surface of the Moon. His teacher explains that all of the mice would immediately die. This is mostly because – a) The Moon has no oxygen for the mice to breathe. b) The Moon has many craters. c) The Moon has no place for the mice to hide. d) The Moon has no solid surface. 25) Which diagram shows the correct relationship between Earth, the Moon and the Sun? a) b) c) d) 26) The Moon lacks the wind and rain that wear Earth’s rocks down into sand and dirt. This is because the Moon has no – a) craters b) light of its own c) atmosphere d) solid surface 27) By observing the characteristics of the Sun, scientists can learn more about – a) other planets b) comets c) stars d) the moon 28) Which planet orbits the Sun between Mars and Saturn? a) Earth b) Venus c) Uranus d) Jupiter 29) The first four planets are called the rocky or terrestrial planets. Which of the following include all of the terrestrial planets? a) Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter b) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars c) Earth, Saturn, Venus, Mars d) Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus 30) This planet is sometimes called Earth's sister planet. It is between Mercury and Earth. Which planet is it? a) Mercury b) Venus c) the moon d) Mars 31) The four planets furthest from the sun are called the "Gas Giants". Which of the following include all of the "Gas Giants"? a) Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune b) Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto c) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Naptune d) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars 32) Which planet is farthest from the Sun? a) Neptune b) Venus c) Mercury d) Earth 33) Which planet has the shortest path around the Sun? a) Earth b) Venus c) Mercury d) Neptune

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