How much time does earth take in completing one rotation on its axis in relation to sun?

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24 hours 5 minutes
23 hours 56 minutes

24 hours 30 minutes
23 hours 15 minutes

Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the sun?*
1/1

Venus
Jupiter

Mars
Earth

The group of small pieces of rocks revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
are called*
2/2

Comets
Asteroids

Meteors
Planets

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?*
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The equator rotates slower than the poles.

The equator always receives direct sunlight.
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

The equator has 18 hour days.

Correct answer

The equator always receives direct sunlight.

One rotation of Earth is equal to*

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One day
One month

One week
One year
Correct answer

One day
You are getting ready for school. On the other side of the world, students are getting ready for
_______.*
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school
breakfast

lunch
dinner
Correct answer

dinner

The biggest planet in the solar system is ...*

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earth
mars
mercury
jupiter
Correct answer

jupiter

Which one of the following is a gas planet*

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earth
mars
mercury
jupiter

Which one of the following is caused by the rotation of the earth*

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the seasons
the day and night

the difference of day and night duration

the temperature's difference

How many natural satellite on mars*

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2
4

5
3
Correct answer

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky*

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because of the earth's revolution

because of the earth's rotation

because the sun moves around the earh

because the sun is revoluting

which one of the following is a terrestrial planet*

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jupiter
saturn

uranus
mars
Correct answer

mars

Only one side of the moon is ever seen from the earth because*
1/1

The periods of rotation and revolution of the moon are equal

The moon does not rotate

Only one side reflects light
The moon is at perigee

The hottest planet in the solar system is ...*

1/1

earth
mars
mercury
venus

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky*

1/1

because the sun is revoluting

because of the earth's rotation

because of the earth's revolution

because the sun moves around the earh

how long it takes for the moon from a new moon to a full moon*
0/1

One day
14 days
28 days
12 hours

Correct answer

14 days

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

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spring tide
neap tide
new moon tide
full moon tide

Solar eclipses occur during which Moon phase

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new moon
waning crescent

waxing crescent
waning gibbous
Correct answer

new moon

Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?

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solar eclipse

lunar eclipse
total eclipse
partial eclipse
Correct answer

lunar eclipse

Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?

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solar eclipse
lunar eclipse

total eclipse
partial eclipse
Correct answer

solar eclipse

The GAS GIANTS or Outer planets are:

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Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn

Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, Mars
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

Earth, Mars, Saturn, Neptune

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

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summer
winter

fall
spring
Correct answer

summer

A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.

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asteroid
comet
meteor

moon
According to Kepler, the paths of planets about the Sun are
*
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straight lines
paraboles
circles
ellipses

Which planet would have the longest year?

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Mercury
Mars
Jupiter

Neptune
Correct answer

Neptune