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Grade 6 Planetary Motion
A                     is how long it takes a planet to rotate a complete turn.
  1. rotational phase
  2. rotational period
  3. longitudinal phase
  4. longitudinal period
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
The fact that Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees is responsible for
  1. the change between day and night.
  2. the change of the seasons.
  3. solar eclipses.
  4. lunar eclipses.
Grade 6 Outer Planets
                  crosses inside of                   orbit for 20 year periods out of 248 years.
  1. Neptune; Uranus's
  2. Saturn; Mercury's
  3. Earth; Pluto's
  4. Pluto; Neptune's
Grade 6 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
In 2006, Pluto was reclassified to a(n)                 planet.
  1. dwarf
  2. inner
  3. outer
  4. giant
Grade 6 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
A ball of ice, rock, and frozen gases that comes close to the Sun is called what?
  1. a meteoroid
  2. a comet
  3. a asteroid
  4. meteor
Grade 6 Inner Planets
How many terrestrial planets are there?
  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 4
  4. 3
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
What occurs during a full moon when Earth is directly between the Moon and the Sun?
  1. lunar eclipse
  2. total solar eclipse
  3. neap tide
  4. partial solar eclipse
Grade 6 Sun
What are the dark regions on the Sun's surface called?
  1. Craters
  2. Solar Flares
  3. Prominences
  4. Sunspots
Grade 6 The Moon
We only ever see one side of the Moon.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Sun
How long is the average totality during a solar eclipse?
  1. 8 - 10 minutes
  2. 2 - 7 minutes
  3. 12 - 15 minutes
  4. 16 minutes
Grade 6 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Which of these is a dwarf planet?
  1. Earth
  2. Uranus
  3. Pluto
  4. Neptune
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