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Questions based on the Virginia 6th grade Solar System SOL
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1
The __________ is defined as all of space and time, and everything in it.
Galaxy
Solar System
Earth
Universe
2
Who was the first man in space?
Neil Armstrong
Sergey Volkov
Alan Shepard
Yuri Gagarin
3
What is the shape of the orbits of the planets?
flat
elliptical
conical
circular
4
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Objects
with
more mass -
have more gravity
have shorter orbits
have less gravity
have longer orbits
5
Which early astronomer believed in the geocentric model of the solar system?
Copernicus
Galileo
Kepler
Aristotle
6
What is a comet?
a small chunk of rock or dust in space
a chunk of ice and dust that orbits the Sun
an irregularly shaped rock that orbits the Sun
7
Which inner planet has a poisonous atmosphere made of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid?
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Earth
8
Which planet has water in solid, liquid, and gas states?
Earth
Mars
I do not know
Mercury
9
Which scientist had the correct theory about how the solar system is arranged?
Copernicus
Amadeus
Kepler
Aristotle
10
What two factors combine to keep the planets in orbit?
temperature and altitude
gravity and mass
gravity and rotation
gravity and inertia
11
What causes Mars to have a reddish surface?
mostly made of rock
mostly made of iron oxide
mostly made of oxygen
Too much blush
12
What do the inner planets have in common?
fashion sense
proximity to the Sun
gravitational pull
composition
13
Which body in the solar system usually contains an atmosphere?
an asteroid
a meteor
a comet
a planet
14
What is a meteor?
a small chunk of rock or dust in space
a meteoroid that is burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
a chunk of ice and dust that orbits the Sun
15
The hottest planet in our solar system is -
Pluto
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
16
What do the outer planets have in common?
composition
Proximity to the Sun
gravitational pull
they speak the same language
17
What two factors affect the force of gravity between two objects in space?
the mass of an object and the distance of each from the Sun
the orbit of each object and the acceleration between the objects
a dislike of Justin Beiber and Kim Kardashian
the mass of an object and the distance between the objects
18
Early Greeks believed in a - .
geocentric system
monolithic system
heliocentric system
19
Which country was the first to launch a man into space?
China
Greece
United States
USSR
20
What is an asteroid?
a small chunk of rock or dust in space
A celestial body that produces its own light.
a chunk of ice and dust that orbits the Sun
an irregularly shaped rock that orbits the Sun
21
The sun is a ball of hydrogen and helium gases.
FALSE
TRUE
22
Which country was the first to launch an artificial satellite?
China
U.S.A
USSR
England
23
___________keeps the planets from crashing into the Sun
inertia
atomic energy
luck
gravity
24
What did Kepler add to our understanding of the solar system?
That each planet has gravity
He invented the first telescope that could see into space
That the planets have elliptical orbits
That the planets revolve around the Sun
25
Galileo invented the telescope.
True
False
26
Where is the asteroid belt located?
between Earth and Mars
between Jupiter and Saturn
between Mars and Jupiter
Past Neptune and Pluto
27
Which planet has a rotation backwards from all the other planets?
Mercury
Venus
Pluto
Earth
28
How far have actual humans explored space?
Mars
The Moon
Earth
Jupiter
29
The force by which a planet or other body draws objects towards its
center
.
gravity
air pressure
inertia
love
30
What did the heliocentric model say?
The Earth is at the center of the universe
The Sun is at the center of the solar system
31
· Gravity gets weaker with -
time
temperature
distance
age
32
Why were dogs sent into space before they sent humans?
They wanted to get rid of dogs.
to see if they would survive the conditions
The USSR wanted to win the Space Race
It was less expensive
33
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Buzz Aldrin
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
John Young
