What is an Astronomical Unit?

8 minutes at the speed of light, The distance from the Sun to Earth

What is NOT a characteristic of Jupiter?

It is nearly the size of the sun

What is a celestial object?

all the different objects that make up our universe

What is NOT true about a comet?

The destroyed all the dinosaurs

Which is NOT a reason that makes space travel difficult for people?

it is impossible to escape Earth's gravity

If the sun disappeared, what would the solar system be like?

All the planets would go spinning off into space, very different than it is now, Very dark and cold

What is RIGHT with this model of the Solar System?

The order of the planets from the sun

Which is NOT a characteristic of Uranus?

The fourth largest planet in the Solar System

a meteor that has hit the earth

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1
What is an Astronomical Unit?
8 minutes at the speed of light
A unit used to measure stuff in space
The distance from the Sun to Earth
A very long way
2
Which is NOT a reason why we couldn't live on Venus?
killer LAVA flows
deadly ACID mist
thick CRUSHING atmosphere
super hot
3
If you looked back at the Solar System from Pluto, what would the sun look like?
a bright star
a huge ball of burning gas
a barely visible star
nothing, its too far away
4
What is NOT a characteristic of Jupiter?
Is a Jovian Planet
It has a ring system
It's giant red storm is over 300 years old
It is nearly the size of the sun
5
What is NOT a tool that a modern astronomer has used to explore the solar system?
space probes
alien technologies
a radio telescope
manned space exploration
6
Which is NOT a way early astronomers used to observe the night sky?
Hot air balloons
The planet movements
Telescopes
The constellations
7
What is a celestial object?
all the different objects that make up our universe
any object smaller than a planet
an exalted being
An angel
8
What is NOT a characteristic of Mercury?
one moon
nearest planet to sun
Rocky
88 Earth Day Year
9
Which is NOT a characteristic of Neptune?
The smallest gaseous giant
The farthest planet from the sun
Great Dark Spot is a storm
has more moons than Uranus
10
Which planet doesn't have a moon?
Mars
Venus
Pluto
Earth
11
What is NOT true about a comet?
The destroyed all the dinosaurs
The tail always points away from the sun
They form out in the Kuiper Belt
They have head and a tail
12
Why was PLUTO demoted to a dwarf planet?
It had too many moons
Eris was discovered
it had too much ice on it
too many small planets were discovered
13
Which is NOT a characteristic of MARS?
Has polar ice caps of frozen water and carbon dioxide
Rusty rocks cover the surface
It has two moons that are thought to be captured asteroids
It has NO atmopshere
14
Which is NOT a reason that makes space travel difficult for people?
very dangerous
it is impossible to escape Earth's gravity
things are too far apart / takes too long
It cost a lot of money
15
If the sun disappeared, what would the solar system be like?
All the planets would go spinning off into space
very different than it is now
the same as it is now
Very dark and cold
16
Which is NOT a characteristic of Saturn?
It has a rocky surface
It is the second biggest planet
It has less mass than Earth
It has thousands of rings
17
What has become a major barrier to sky watching through telescopes?
iPads and Aps are way better
too many city lights
too many satellites
too many airplanes
18
Where are asteroids found?
ONLY between Mars and Jupiter
Nowhere in the Solar System
All over the Solar System
In the movies like "The Good Dinosaur" and "Deep Impact"
19
Which is NOT a characteristic of a DWARF Planet?
bigger than Pluto
orbit around the sun
great enough gravity to clear the area of space junk
be spherical in shape
20
What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a massive black hole sucking it all in
the gravitational pull of all the planets
the mass of the sun
space glue called nebulae
21
Which planet has the MOST moons (according to NASA today)?
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
22
How did we find out there are RING systems on all four Jovian Planets?
Galileo saw them
Aliens told us
The Hubble Space Telescope
Voyager Space Probe
23
What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
Mercury
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
24
How many planets are recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU)?
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8
They still don't know
13 (8 plus five dwarfs)
25
The closer the planet is to the sun, the faster is revolves!
False
True
26
What is RIGHT with this model of the Solar System?
The planes are all in a line
The size of the planets
The order of the planets from the sun
The distance between the planets
27
What is NOT a reason it took Pluto over 85 years to be photographed?
It is way out there
No probe had been programed for a fly by
the solar system is a big place
It was only a dwarf planet
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Which is NOT a characteristic of Uranus?
It has the second most rings of all the planets
The fourth largest planet in the Solar System
Methane gas causes it to appear blue in color
It has an axial tilt
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What is NOT a characteristic of VENUS?
covered in craters, mountains, and volcanic lava flows
it's thick atmosphere traps heat so it is the hottest
It is the deadly goddess of beautry
it is the 5th biggest planet
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What is a meteorite?
a bit of rock in space
a meteor that has hit the earth
a shooting star
a small asteroid

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