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What is in the center of the Solar System?
Earth
Sun
Venus
Pluto
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This is the last planet in our solar system.
Pluto
Neptune
Saturn
Mercury
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What is a benefit of atmosphere?
Contains UV blocking ozone molecules
It makes the sky look blue
It provides protection
Keeps us from floating away
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What do all of the inner planets have in common?
they are large and gaseous
they have the same period of revolution
they are small and have rocky surfaces
they have the same period of rotation
5
This planet has no atmosphere
Pluto
Earth
Mercury
Venus
6
This planet's atmosphere is 95% Carbon Dioxide, and has the largest volcano in the universe
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
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Earth's "twin sister"
Venus
Pluto
Mars
Saturn
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What word do we use for an object that orbits a planet, commonly known as moon
Uranus
Space ball
Satellite
Meteor
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What can orbit a planet?
None of the above
Other Planets
Moon(s)
The Sun
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This planet is in-between Mars and Saturn.
Jupiter
Uranus
Venus
Earth
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What two planets DO NOT have moons orbiting around them?
Venus and Earth
Venus and Mercury
Mercury and Mars
Mars and Venus
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What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?
they are gaseous planets
they appear to be made of rock and ice
they appear to be similar to Earth
they have rocky surfaces
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Which object does NOT shine as a result of reflected light?
Comet
Star
Moon
Planet
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Which planet has the hottest temperature?
<p>Earth</p>
Venus
Jupiter
Mercury
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When Earth's axis is pointing toward the sun, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?
fall
winter
spring
summer
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Compared to planets, this object would be MUCH smaller
The Galaxy
The Sun
Comets and Asteriods
None of the above
17
Which phase of the moon occurs between first quarter and full moon?
waxing crescent
waning gibbous
waning crescent
waxing gibbous
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What separates the inner and outer planets?
The will of Chuck Norris
The north star
An asteroid belt
Jupiter
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What is a meteor?
a meteoroid that comes into Earth and burns up
a meteoroid that touches the ground and makes a crater
a rock moving through space
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Make up the inner planets
Venus, Earth, Mars, Pluto
Mercury, Venus, Mars
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars
Earth, mercury, Venus
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What causes Earth to experience seasons?
the Earth's size and shape
the Earth's rotation about its axis
the Earth's revolution around the sun
the tilt of Earth's axis and revolution
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What is gravity responsible for?
Earth's seasons
tilt of Earth's axis
orbits of the planets around the sun
rotation of a planet on its axis
23
This planet has a large red spot which is a 300 yr old hurricane, and is the largest planet
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
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What planet is closest to the Sun?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Mercury
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Which planet has its axis of rotation nearly parallel to the plane of its orbit?
Pluto
Jupiter
Uranus
Earth
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How many planets are in our solar system?
9
8
6
7
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What is the most common unit of measuring distances between galaxies?
astronomical units
miles
kilometers
light years
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What causes night and day to occur on Earth?
the Earth revolves around the Sun
the Earth revolves on its axis
the Earth rotates on its axis
the Earth's axis is tilted
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Which phase is the moon in during a solar eclipse?
Third Quarter
New
Full
First Quarter
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Geo means
world
venus
greek
earth
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This object could cause massive damage to the Earth and possibly kill everything on the planet.
A solar eclipse
None of the above
An asteriod
Moon Phases
32
The Earth revolves around the sun in one year. What planet circles the sun in 365 earth days?
Venus
Mars
The moon
Earth
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Planets that are closer to the sun revolve ___________ than those further away from the sun.
faster
slower
rotate less
rotate more
34
These 4 planets are classified as gas giant
Neptune, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn
Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mars
Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
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This planet is the fourth one closest to the Sun and is commonly referred to as the Red Planet
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
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Has rings made up of ice and frozen particles, and a moon named Titan
Jupiter
Uranus
Antares
Saturn
