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    This document contains questions about basic facts about the solar system, including the shape of planets, distances between celestial bodies like the Earth and Moon, and the Sun's closest star. It also asks about asteroids and comets, the number of stars in galaxies and galaxies in the universe, how the Moon affects the Earth's gravity and rotation, and seasonal changes caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis.

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    Quiz for Usborne Encyclopedia of World Geography

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    This document contains questions about basic facts about the solar system, including the shape of planets, distances between celestial bodies like the Earth and Moon, and the Sun's closest star. It also asks about asteroids and comets, the number of stars in galaxies and galaxies in the universe, how the Moon affects the Earth's gravity and rotation, and seasonal changes caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis.

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    Our Solar System

    pages 10-11

    1. What shape is a planet?

    2. How far is the Earth from the Moon?

    3. How far away is the closest star?

    4. A moon orbits a __________ in the same way that a planet orbits a ___________.

    5. What are asteroids and comets?

    6. How many stars are in a galaxy?

    7. How many known galaxies are there in the universe?

    8. How does the Moon's gravity affect the Earth?

    9. How long does the Earth take to orbit the sun?

    10. The ______________________ that is ___________________ to the Sun receives more heat and
    light energy than the one that is tilted away.

    11. What does the Earth spin on?

    12. How long does it take for the Earth to rotate on its axis?

    13. What regions are known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun?”

    14. Where does the Moon get its light source?

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