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BRGS The Solar System
BRGS The Solar System
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What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune known as?
The big planets.
The gas giants.
The god planets.
The far planets.
2
What feature of the Earth causes the seasons?
The orbit around the Sun is not completely circular.
The Earth gets closer to the Sun in the summer.
The Earth is tilted on its axis.
About 71% of the surface is covered in water.
3
Which galaxy is the Sun part of?
The Milky Bar.
The Milky Way.
The Custard Cream.
The Cheese Biscuit.
4
Which of these IS NOT a feature of a solar eclipse?
Aurora.
Corona.
It gets darker and colder.
Baily's beads and golden ring.
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Daytime on the equator is...
Always longer than in the northern hemisphere.
Always shorter than in the northern hemisphere.
Always around 12 hours long.
It is always light everywhere on the equator.
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Which planet is the smallest?
Mercury.
Mars.
Venus.
Pluto.
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What is between the planets Mars and Jupiter?
The Oort cloud.
Nothing.
Meteors.
The asteroid belt.
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How long is a day on Earth?
366 days.
365 days.
24 hours.
24 1/4 hours.
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How is the length of a day on Earth defined?
The time taken for the Sun to orbit the Earth.
The time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun.
The time taken for the Moon to orbit the Earth.
The time taken for the Earth to rotate on its axis once.
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How long does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth?
About 28 days.
About 365 days.
About 24 hours.
About 7 days.
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Which of these IS NOT a reason planets take different times to orbit the Sun?
They have different day lengths.
They are different distances from the Sun.
They move at different speeds.
They are attracted towards the Sun by different amounts.
12
Which planet is the largest?
The Sun.
Jupiter.
Earth.
Saturn.
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How long is a year on Earth?
365 1/4 days.
366 1/4 days.
366 days.
365 days.
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Which planet is the hottest?
Mars.
Venus.
Earth.
Mercury.
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What are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars known as?
The close planets.
The old planets.
The small planets.
The rocky planets.
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How many planets are in the Solar System?
8
6
7
9
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How is the length of a year on Earth defined?
The time taken for the Moon to orbit the Earth.
The time taken for the Sun to orbit the Earth.
The time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun.
The time taken for the Sun to orbit the Milky Way.
