Earth and Space quizBy Gavin Thomas / November 26, 2023 Welcome to your Earth and Space quiz Your teacher's email Your name Your school 1. What causes day and night Revolution of earrh Rotation of earth Rotation and revolution of earth orbit of Earth None 2. How long does it take for the earth to rotate around the sun? 24 hours 356 days about 365 1/4 days 365.5 hour None 3. How long does it take for the earth to make on complete turn on its axis ? 24 hours 356 days about 365 1/4 days 365.5 hour None 4. What does earth's rotation cause? Full moon 4 seasons Day and night Hibernation None 5. Which shows the inner planets correctly ordered from farthest to closest from the sun? Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars Earth, Mercury, Mars, Venus None 6. Which of these planets is most like Earth? Venus Mercury Mars Jupiter None 7. What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common? They all have rocky surfaces They all appear to be similar to Earth They are all gaseous planets They all appear to be made of rock and ice None 8. Planet X is called ...... Venus Mercury Mars Jupiter None 9. Planet Y is called ...... Venus Saturn Mars Earth None 10. Planet Z is called ...... Pluto Saturn Neptune Earth None 11. The frequency of Earth's cycle of ocean tides is primarily controlled by Earth's revolution and the Moon's revolution Earth's revolution and the Moon's rotation Earth's rotation and the Moon's rotation Earth's rotation and the Moon's revolution None 12. The diagram below represents a sundial which tell the time by casting a shadow. This shadow movement throughout the day is the result of ... Earth's revolution Moon's revolution Earth's rotation Moon's rotation None 13. Name of our Solar System? Asteroids belt Milky way Snickers Star system None 14. The Center of our Solar System The asteroids belt The milky way The moon Sun None 15. The surface of the moon is covered with? Lava Ice Water Craters None 16. Which space exploration device orbits around other objects and helps with TV and radio signals? satellites space stations rovers space shuttles None 17. Our solar system has .... planets 6 10 8 9 None 18. Which planet in the solar system has almost the same size and density as of the Earth ? Mars Jupiter Mercury Venus None 19. It is known as the blue planet because it looks like blue as seen from the outer space. We are referring to what planet ? Mars Earth Mercury Saturn None 20. Planets are group into two. Which group are the giant planets? Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Mars Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Venus None 21. Why does Mercury have the shortest period of revolution? It rotates and revolves fast. It is nearest from the Sun It is small in size It is hot during the day None 22. What makes Venus the hottest and brightest planet? Because of its distance from the Sun Because of its size and shape. Because of its similar features to planet Earth. Because of thick atmosphere traps heat creating a runaway greenhouse effect None 23. Neptune has the largest orbit of all the eight planets. Which of the following does not support this statement? Because it had the longest period of revolution Because it has the longest year. Because it is the smallest planet. Because it has great distance from the sun. None 24. The path that all planets in our system travel around the sun is called .. Orbit Milky way Path Revolution None 25. Earth is unique of all the planets. Why is this so? It has only one natural satellite. It is made of solid, liquid and gas. It can support life. It rotates from east to west. None 26. Which planet is known as red planet? Jupiter Venus Mars Mercury None 27. All the following planets have rings around them EXCEPT Jupiter Venus Uranus Neptune None Time's up
