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Astronomy Quiz: The Solar System
Astronomy Quiz: The Solar System
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Which object in our solar system has more of a gravitational force?
The Moon
The Sun
Jupiter
Earth
2
Earth is how many AU's away from the Sun?
1 AU
11 AU
10 AU
5AU
3
Where can you find a meteorite?
out in space
hitting the surface of Earth
in the atmosphere
everywhere
4
What is the area that is found between Jupiter and Mars called?
Asteroid Belt
orbits
rings around the outer planets
Oort Cloud
5
An object burns up in our atmosphere, it's sometimes called a shooting star. What is it really?
a meteorite
a meteor
an asteroid
a meteoroid
6
A comet's ion tail is made of?
solid
liquid
gas
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Revolution of the planets causes
only B
both A and B
a year
the seasons
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What kinds of objects originate from the Oort cloud?
meteors
protoplanets
comets
asteroids
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What makes the planets Uranus and Neptune blue in color?
hydrogen
mercury
methane
water
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The more mass an object has
the less gravity it has.
the more gravity it has.
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How many AU's away from the Sun is the Oort Cloud?
1,000 AU
100,000 AU
10 AU
1 AU
12
How long is a lunar cycle?
365 days
Two weeks
24 hours
28 days
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What are the parts of a comet?
coma, gas, & tail
coma, nucleus, and tail
coma, nucleus, & orbit
nucleus, tail, & orbit
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These planets are primarily gas, have rings, and lots of moons
asteroids
Terrestrial
Outer planets
Inner planets
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What is another term used for a moon?
asteroid
comet
meteorite
satellite
16
Rotation of the Earth on its axis causes
daylight to be 12 hours
day and night and takes 24 hours
the seasons
nighttime to be only 6 hours
17
How does the moon's rotation and revolution compare?
it rotates slower than it revolves
it doesn't rotate
they are at the same rate
it rotates faster than it revolves
18
The amount of gravity an object experiences depends on what two things?
size and shape
amount of moons and distance
mass and distance
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How many millions of miles is one astronomical unit?
80,000,000
9,000,000
90
93,000,000
