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Solar System quiz, basics of the objects in the system. #solarsystem #planets
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1
The Asteroid Belt is located between:
Saturn & Uranus
Mars & Jupiter
Earth & Mars
Venus & Earth
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Why is there such a difference between the planets?
Ingredients - They were all made from different nebulae.
No Difference - they are all perfectly identical.
Temperature - they are all different distances from the Sun.
Time - They were all created at different times.
3
Which of these is
NOT
an Inner Planet?
Saturn
Earth
Mercury
Mars
4
The Solar System is 100% dependent on:
It doesn't require anything
Humans
The Earth
The Sun
5
Comets are made primarily out of:
Metal
Antimatter
Ice
Rock
6
Pluto was disqualified as a Planet for which of the following reasons?
Not Enough Mass
Not Round Enough
It has not "Cleared" it's area
Doesn't Orbit the Sun
7
Which of the following is
NOT
a characteristic of the Jovian Planets?
They are composed mostly of rock
They are very very spaced out.
They have a low density
They all have rings
8
The Solar System came from:
A Solar Storm
A Solar Nebula
A Solar Mom
A Solar Eclipse
9
How many stars are in our Solar System?
100 Million
Too many to count!!!
1
100 Billion
10
Which planet would float in water?
Saturn
Mercury
Earth
Uranus
11
What direction do all the planets orbit the Sun?
Counterclockwise
Clockwise
Up
North
12
Thinking of the Solar Nebular Theory, which prediction is
NOT
true about the planets?
they should all orbit on the ecliptic plane.
They should all rotate the same direction.
They should all orbit the same direction.
They should all have life.
13
The fact that our star has planets is evidence that:
Our Solar System formed from supernova debris.
Our Solar System is roughly 13.8 Billion Years Old.
Alien life exists.
Our Star is a Generation 1 Star.
14
Which of these is a characteristic of Inner Planets?
They are very dense
Made up of mostly gas
They are large
They have many moons
15
The process by which the planets slowly accumulated mass and grow is called:
Growing
Legos
Condensation
Accretion
16
What are the 4 inner planets called?
Reganian
Jovian
Oort
Terrestrial
17
Which objects do
NOT
orbit the Sun on the ecliptic plane?
Venus and Saturn
Earth and Mars
Jupiter and Uranus
Mercury and Pluto
18
How many planets are there in our Solar System?
1
8
26
9
19
After the formation of the Sun, what pushed the remaining gas to the outer Solar System?
Gravity
Solar Wind
Nova Force
The School Bully
20
Which of the following did
NOT
happen to many leftover planetesimals in the early solar system?
Kicked out by Jupiter & Saturn to the Oort Cloud.
Pushed out by Uranus & Neptune to the Kuiper Belt.
Captured as moons around the gas giants.
Melted and dispersed into interstellar space.
