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Science Weekly #6: The Solar System

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1
What do scientists call groups of stars that form patterns?
comets
constellations
the asteroid belt
meteoroids
2
Which space probe launched by NASA reached Saturn in July 2004?
Galileo
Voyager
Magellan
Cassini
3
What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Neptune, Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
Venus, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Pluto
4
What is our Solar System made of?
Nothing
Milk
Planets, rocks, stars, celestial beings
Cheese
5
What could best be added to the chart about the differences in planets below?
different shapes
different living things on them
different ways they travel around the sun
different distances from the sun
6
What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?
winds
space probes
stars
gravity
7
Which planet moves around the sun the slowest?
Earth
Neptune
Mercury
Mars
8
Which planet looks greenish-blue and spins on its side?
Saturn
Venus
Neptune
Uranus
9
Which of the following is not an important accomplishment of Dr. Sally Ride?
She was the first American woman in space.
She traveled aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
She discovered the rings of Saturn.
She does experiments and writes books about outer space.
10
Which statement best completes the flow map below?
Earth spins slower.
Earth loses gravity.
Earth spins faster.
Earth stops spinning.
11
Which planet has a rock core and a stormy surface and is the largest in the solar system?
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn