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Planetary Motion Questions - All Grades

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Grade 9 Planetary Motion
Planets that are close to the Sun
  1. move through the asteroid belt.
  2. orbit faster than the outer planets.
  3. orbit slower than the outer planets.
  4. move closer and closer to the Sun.
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
What causes Earth to have day and night?
  1. revolution
  2. axis
  3. rotation
  4. gravity
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
The axial tilt affects what?
  1. years
  2. seasons
  3. days
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?
  1. the Sun's heat
  2. the Sun's rotation
  3. the Sun's gravitational pull
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
One evening as it is getting dark, Alex sits on the front porch and watches the Sun slowly disappear behind the neighbor's house across the street. Which explains this observation?
  1. The Sun's light is reflected by the clouds.
  2. The Sun's light is refracted by the atmosphere.
  3. The Sun moves from west to east each day.
  4. The Sun appears to move due to Earth's rotation.
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
Grade 8 Planetary Motion
The Moon's shadow falling on Earth causes a
  1. full moon.
  2. new moon.
  3. lunar eclipse.
  4. solar eclipse.
  5. none of the above
Grade 5 Planetary Motion
What planet spins on its side?
  1. Jupiter
  2. Earth
  3. Uranus
  4. Saturn
Grade 2 Planetary Motion
Grade 4 Planetary Motion

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Grade 4 Planetary Motion
What path does the Sun travel along as it appears to move through the sky?
  1. east to west
  2. left to right
  3. north to south
  4. up to down
Grade 4 Planetary Motion
What orbits Earth?
  1. the Sun
  2. the Moon
  3. the Stars
Grade 9 Planetary Motion
Grade 1 Planetary Motion
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