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U1: Solar System & Beyond Review
U1: Solar System & Beyond Review
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Georgia Standards of Excellence - 6th grade
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spinning of an object, such as the earth, on its axis
orbit
elliptical
revolution
rotation
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Which can be found in Earth's atmosphere?
meteorite
meteor
meteoroid
asteroid
3
what something is made of
composition
compost
juxtaposition
preposition
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Theories can be changed when ___.
new evidence is found to prove the first theory right.
technology is developed.
new evidence is found to prove the first theory wrong.
tools are created.
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Which of the following statements is false about comets?
Comets break apart after several trips around the sun.
Meteoroids come from comets.
Comets have tails when farther away from the sun.
Comets are made of frozen dust, rocks, and gasses.
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earthly; of or from land
comet
terrestrial
outer planets
asteroid
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a meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere; referred to as a shooting star
meteorite
meteor
meteoroid
comet
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a meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface
meteoroid
meteor
comet
meteorite
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made of gas; not solid surface
gaseous
terrestrial
Earth
inner planets
10
Copernicus developed the theory of heliocentric.
true
false
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How are the atmospheres of inner and outer planets different?
All outer planets have mostly nitrogen gas.
Inner is mostly CO2 and outer is mostly hydrogen.
All inner planets have mostly oxygen.
Inner is mostly hydrogen and outer is mostly CO2.
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planets after the asteroid belt; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars
terrestrial
outer planets
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a small rocky body orbiting the sun
asteroid
comet
meteorite
meteor
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the movement of an object around another object; the earth around the sun
revolution
night
day
rotation
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Mars is red because of rust in its soil
false
true
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a ball of frozen dust, rock, and gasses that orbits the sun and has a tail
meteoroid
dwarf planet
comet
meteor
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a chunk of rock or dust that came from a comet; found in space
meteorite
meteroid
meteor
asteroid
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How many natural satellites does Jupiter have?
78
79
62
97
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Galileo thought the solar system was geocentric.
true
false
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planets closest to the sun and before the asteroid belt
Gas Giants
outer planets
inner planets
gaseous
