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The inner planets are separated from the outer planets by:
the sun
an asteroid belt
Halley's comet
a black hole
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The sun is the largest object in the solar system.
True
False
3
Saturn's rings are mostly made of:
dust particles
rock particles
ice crystals
swirling mixture of hydrogen and helium
4
A star is a sphere made of very hot gas called:
hydrogen
magma
lava
plasma
5
This planet is sometime tilted, so that one pole gets 42 years of direct sunlight.
Jupiter
Neptune
Mars
Uranus
6
The only planet that spins in the opposite direction to the other planets is:
Earth
Uranus
Venus
Jupiter
7
Earth orbits around the sun once every:
24 hours
365.25 days
365 days
48 hours
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A moon is also known as a:
comet
orbiter
natural satellite
star
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The inner planets are typically made of:
hydrogen, helium, and other gases
helium and rock
metal and hydrogen
rock and metal
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The closest planet to the sun is:
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth
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Earth is the only known planet to:
support life
have water
have mountains
be composed of metal and rock
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Some asteroids are very large and some can be as small as a grain of sand.
True
False
13
Which are larger, the inner or the outer planets?
inner
outer
14
Saturn's surface is made of mostly:
carbon dioxide
helium
methane
hydrogen
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Which of the following is not a component of comets?
rock particles
hydrogen
dust
ice
16
Which planet experiences the largest dust storms?
Mars
Mercury
Earth
Jupiter
17
The Earth could fit inside the sun ________ times.
one thousand
one million
one-hundred thousand
ten thousand
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The solar system includes:
all of the above
asteroid
comets
dust
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The atmosphere of Venus is 98% ______.
methane
carbon dioxide
hydrogen
oxygen
20
This planet has the most number of known natural satellites in our solar system.
Saturn
Neptune
Venus
Jupiter
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Which of the following is NOT one of the inner planets?
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Earth
22
Mars has _____ natural satellites.
0
3
2
1
23
Temperature on Neptune can be as low as _______ degrees Celsius.
-50
-150
-100
-200
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Which of the following is NOT one of the outer planets?
Uranus
Saturn
Mars
Neptune
25
Ammonia and methane make this planet look blue and green.
Uranus
Neptune
Venus
Earth
26
Mercury gets very __________ at night because there is no atmosphere.
cold
rainy
bright
hot
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There is a giant whirlpool of storms on this planet, known as the Great Red Spot.
Mercury
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
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This planet orbits the sun approximately once every 165 years.
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
29
The largest planet in the solar system is:
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
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Asteroids are left over from:
a cosmic flare
a planet that exploded
the formation of the solar system
a black hole
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The largest known asteroid is called:
Saturn
Capricorn
Milky Way
Ceres