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Astronomy Part 1- Solar System
Astronomy Part 1- Solar System
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Planets and our Solar System
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What type of telescope is this?
Reflecting Telescope
Radio Telescope
Refracting Telescope
Space Telescope
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What is the largest item listed?
Nebula
Planet
Star
Galaxy
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A light year is a measure of ________.
The time it takes light to travel one Earth year.
The distance light travels in one Earth year.
The time it would take to reach the Sun.
The distance from one star to another.
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Seasons are caused by...
ONLY Earth's revolution around the Sun.
Earth's rotation
ONLY Earth's tilt
Earth's tilted axis and revolution around the Sun.
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Which planet is the hottest in our Solar System?
Venus
Mercury
The Sun
Jupiter
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The inner planets are also called...
Terrestrial Planets
Gas Giants
Dwarf Planets
Ice Giants
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List these items in order of increasing size.
Planet, Star, Solar System, Galaxy, Nebula
Nebula, Planet, Star, Solar System, Galaxy
Planet, Star, Solar System, Nebula, Galaxy
Planet, Nebula, Star, Solar System
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How many stars are in our Solar System?
Billions
One
Trillions
Millions
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What is the approximate distance of an AU?
93 million miles
9.3 million miles
93 miles
Pretty far
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What is this a photo of?
Solar eclipse
Sun with sunspots
Lunar eclipse
A "werewolf" signal
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What is this a picture of?
A sunspot
The god Hades, himself.
A ball of lava.
A solar flare
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What is this a photo of?
Solar eclipse
Eminent zombie apocalypse
Sign that the "Gods are angry!"
Lunar eclipse
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What is the Sun made of?
No one really knows
Hydrogen and Helium
Fire
Oxygen
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While there are potentially hundreds of dwarf planets, five examples are...
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Ceres, Mercury, Haumea, Shoemaker-Levy 9, Pluto
Makemake, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, Pluto
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Lunar eclipses happen when...
Mercury or Venus block light from hitting the Moon.
The Earth blocks the light from the Sun on the Moon.
The Sun blocks the light of the Moon.
The Moon blocks the light of the Sun on the Earth's surface.
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The outer planets are called...
Terrestrial Planets
Gas Giants
Dwarf Planets
Rocky Planets
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Where is the asteroid belt located?
Around Orion's waist
Between Earth and Mars
Beyond Neptune
Between Mars and Jupiter
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Law of Universal Gravitation tells us that gravity is greatest when...
mass is decreased and distance between objects is increased
mass is decreased and distance between objects is decreased
mass is increased and distance between objects is increased
mass is increased and distance between objects is decreased
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What unit of measure is used to discuss distance in our Solar System?
Light Year
Feet
Astronomical Unit
Degrees Kelvin
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What is this a photo of?
Sun with Sunspots
Saturn
Jupiter
Mercury
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What layer of a planet is responsible for generating a magnetic field?
solid inner core
liquid core
crust
mantle
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Solar eclipses occur when...
Mercury and Venus block light from reaching Earth's surface.
The sun blocks the light from reaching Earth.
The Earth casts a shadow on the moon.
The moon blocks sunlight on Earth's surface.
