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1
_____ are larger chunks of interstellar rock that reaches the Earth’s surface.
meteoroid
meteorite
meteor
asteroid
2
____ are interstellar rocks that were vaporized completely before reaching the Earth’s surface.
Meteorite
Meteoroids
Meteor
Comet
3
The planet in our solar system that holds the most visible rings with vivid colors.
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
4
Which of the following is a characteristic of a terrestrial planet.
Giant in size and mostly made up of gasses and ice
They are small, dense bodies with thin atmosphere.
Small, dense and frozen
Rock giants with very hight atmospheric temperature
5
What do we call that region in our solar system that separates the inner and outer planets?
Asteroid belt
Northern Star
Oort clouds
Kuiper belt
6
The fastest planet to revolve around the sun is______.
Venus
Pluto
Mercury
Earth
7
Which of the nine planets has the most number of moons?
Mercury
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
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Pluto was demoted From Planet to Dwarf Planet because _____________.
It does not orbit around the sun
it's not massive enough for its own gravity to make it round
goes in and out of our solar system
•not cleared its orbit of smaller objects in the area.
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Spherical objects that move around a star is called _________?
planet
comets
asteroid
star
10
How many days does it take for Mercury to complete its revolution?
80 days
76 days
88 days
70 days
11
What is the correct arrangement of planets from smallest to largest?
Neptune, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Venus and Uranus
Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter
Pluto, Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus
12
This planet is called the lazy giant because its axis is tilted at 98degrees
Neptune
Pluto
Saturn
Uranus
13
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are collectively called ________.
Terrain Planets
Rock Giant Planets
Jovian Planets
Terrestrial Planets
14
It is composed of a star where planets orbit around together with other interstellar objects?
solar system
galaxy
nebulae
universe
15
It is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases?
nebulae
meteoroid
star
comet
16
The heart of the solar system, It holds 99.8 percent of the solar system's mass
Earth
Sun
Jupiter
Saturn
17
Mars has a red color because its surface is mostly composed of
iron oxide
hydrogen peroxide
permanganate
sodium chloride
18
A chunk of dust and ice that orbits the sun and slowly vaporizes as it goes near the sun.
meteoroid
meteorite
comet
meteor
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It is the brightest planet seen in our planet. also called the "morning star"
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
Venus
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What are the names of the four major satellites of Jupiter?
Sycorax, Margaret, Prospero and Setebos
Charon, Hydra, Nix and Kerberos
IO, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto
triton, proteus, nereid and titan