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Grade 7 Inner Planets
Earth's axis is tilted with respect to Earth's orbit at an angle of                .
  1. 90 degrees
  2. 45 degrees
  3. 23.5 degrees
  4. 22.5 degrees
Grade 7 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Pluto a "Dwarf Planet."
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
When the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the Sun, what will North America experience?
  1. more indirect rays and shorter days
  2. more indirect rays and longer days
  3. more direct rays and shorter days
  4. more direct rays and longer days
Grade 7 The Moon
What do you call the mountains on the Moon's surface?
  1. Maria
  2. Crater
  3. Highlands
  4. Umbra
  5. Penumbra
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
The speed at which a planet orbits the Sun is its                 .
  1. orbital velocity
  2. asteroid belt
  3. perihelion
  4. ellipse
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
A lunar eclipse can only occur during the                .
  1. new moon
  2. waxing crescent
  3. full moon
Grade 7 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
What is a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles, typically with a long, narrow orbit?
  1. comet
  2. asteroid
  3. meteor
  4. meteorite
Grade 7 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Pluto is considered what type of celestial body?
  1. moon
  2. gas giant
  3. dwarf planet
  4. terrestrial planet
Grade 7 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
What are the numerous, rocky objects revolving around the Sun that are too small to be considered planets?
  1. comets
  2. asteroids
  3. meteors
  4. meteorites
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
Movement of one object in orbit around another object. Earth goes around the Sun.
  1. revolution
  2. rotation
  3. spinning
  4. axis
Grade 7 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
Meteor showers are named after                .
  1. comets
  2. meteorites
  3. meteoroids
  4. constellations
Grade 7 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
A small rock in space is called a                  .
  1. meteor
  2. meteoroid
  3. asteroid
  4. none of the above
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