alleryStart learning →The Moon orbits Earth in about 27 days. In one Earth year it goes around about
- 3 times
- 13 times
- 6 times
- 9 times
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Correct answer: B. 13 times
365 days divided by about 27.3 days gives roughly 13 orbits.
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The Moon orbits Earth in about 27 days. In one Earth year it goes around aboutRead the answer and worked solution →Earth moves along its orbit fast enough to cover the Earth to Moon distance in aboutRead the answer and worked solution →Which gas mainly makes up the thick air of Venus?Read the answer and worked solution →Uranus and Neptune are known asRead the answer and worked solution →Triton, Neptune's largest moon, has geysers erupting which material?Read the answer and worked solution →What shields Earth's surface from harmful radiation?Read the answer and worked solution →The most widely accepted idea says the Moon formed when a Mars-size body hitRead the answer and worked solution →Earth is closest to the Sun around which month?Read the answer and worked solution →
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Earth moves along its orbit fast enough to cover the Earth to Moon distance in about
- 35 minutes
- 35 days
- 3.5 hours
- 3.5 days
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Correct answer: C. 3.5 hours
At almost 30 km every second, Earth covers 384,400 km in around 3.5 hours.
Which gas mainly makes up the thick air of Venus?
- Carbon dioxide
- Water vapour
- Nitrogen gas
- Oxygen gas
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Correct answer: A. Carbon dioxide
Venus has a whitish atmosphere composed mainly of carbon dioxide.
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