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A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ TO REVIEW THE SOLAR SYSTEM IN 8TH GRADE SCIENCE
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WHAT DO WE CALL THE MOVEMENT OF MATTER DUE TO TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES IN THE SUN?
CONDUCTION
FUSION
RADIATION
CONVECTION
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WHERE IS THE kUIPER bELT
BETWEEN EARTH AND MARS
OUTSIDE THE ORBIT OF NEPTUNE
BETWEEN NEPTUNE AND URANUS
BETWEEN JUPITER AND MARS
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WHAT DO WE CALL THE FOUR SMALL, DENSE, ROCKY PLANETS THAT ORBIT CLOSEST TO THE SUN?
TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
COMETS
ASTEROIDS
GAS GIANTS
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WHICH OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS HAS THE DENSEST ATMOSPHERE?
EARTH
VENUS
MARS
MERCURY
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WHY IS A YEAR LONGER ON MARS THAN EARTH?
IT HAS A THINNER ATMOSPHERE
IT IS TILTED FARTHER ON ITS AXIS
IT HAS A LONGER PERIOD OF REVOLUTION
IT IS CLOSER TO THE SUN
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HOW DO WE MEASURE DISTANCES IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
ASTRONOMICAL UNITS (AU)
LIGHT YEARS
KILOMETERS
MILES
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WHAT DO WE CALL AN EXPLOSIVE RELEASE OF ENERGY ON THE SUN THAT CAN RELEASE RADIATION?
SUNSPOT
SOLAR FLARE
PROMINENCE
ECLIPSE
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WHAT FEATURE OF MARS IS A RESULT OF IRON AND OXYGEN COMBINING IN THE ATMOSPHERE?
THE POLAR ICE CAP
THE RED COLOR
THE VOLCANOES
THE BREATHABLE AIR
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WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE ROTATION OF THE SUN?
IT DOESN'T ROTATE
IT ROTATES FASTER AT THE POLLS
IT ROTATES THE SAME ALL OVER
IT ROTATES FASTER AT THE EQUATOR
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WHERE IS THE ASTEROID BELT LOCATED?
PAST NEPTUNE
BETWEEN NEPTUNE AND URANUS
BETWEEN JUPITER AND MARS
BETWEEN JUPITER AND SATURN
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WHY DO GAS GIANTS HAVE MORE MOONS THAN TERRESTRIAL PLANETS?
THEY HAVE MORE GRAVITY
THEY DON'T HAVE MOONS
THEY HAVE MORE RINGS
THEY ARE CLOSER TO THE SUN
12
WHAT OBJECTS WILL HAVE THE GREATEST GRAVITATIONAL FORCE?
LARGE MASSES CLOSE TOGETHER
LARGE MASSES FAR APART
SMALL MASSES FAR APART
SMALL MASSES CLOSE TOGETHER
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WHAT PROCESS DOES THE SUN USE TO RELEASE ENERGY?
NUCLEAR FUSION
VIBRATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
CONVECTION
14
WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF THE ORBIT OF THE PLANETS?
RECTANGLE
SQUARE
CIRCLE
ELLIPSE
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WHICH PLANET HAS A TOXIC ATMOSPHERE THAT CREATES A GREENHOUSE EFFECT?
VENUS
JUPITER
SATURN
MARS
16
WHAT ALLOWS LIFE ON EARTH TO EXIST?
ATMOSPHERE AND WATER
WATER AND PLANTS
WATER AND PEOPLE
ATMOSPHERE AND CARBON DIOXIDE
17
WHAT IS THE HOTTEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
SATURN
EARTH
VENUS
MERCURY
18
WHICH PLANET HAS THE MOST EXTREME TEMPERATURE RANGE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
VENUS
MERCURY
NEPTUNE
JUPITER
19
THE GEOCENTRIC MODEL OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM SAYS THAT ALL PLANETS REVOLVE AROUND WHAT?
THE EARTH
JUPITER
THE SUN
THE MOON
20
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF CENTRIPETAL FORCE?
A BALL THROWN UP FALLS TO THE GROUND
A MOON ORBITS A PLANET IN AN ELLIPSE
SWIMMERS MOVE THROUGH WATER AS THEY KICK
PEOPLE LEAN TO THE SIDE WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE IN A CAR
21
WHAT IS A METEOROID?
SMALL, BODY THAT ORBITS THE SUN
SMALL,BODY THAT TRAVELS THROUGH SPACE
SMALL, BODY THAT BURNS IN THE ATMOSPHERE
SMALL, BODY THAT CRASHES INTO EARTH
22
HOW DO MOST ASTEROIDS THAT DON'T ROTATE ON THEIR AXES MOVE?
THEY TUMBLE THROUGH SPACE
LIKE A PLANE
UP AND DOWN
FORWARD AND BACKWARD
23
WHICH PLANET ROTATES WITH RETROGRADE ROTATION IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION?
VENUS
SATURN
URANUS
MERCURY
24
WHAT WILL BE THE PRIMARY FUEL OF THE SUN AFER ALL THE HYDROGEN IS GONE?
OXYGEN
HELIUM
NITROGEN
MAGNESIUM
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WHICH PLANET HAS THE LARGEST RING SYSTEM?
URANUS
SATURN
NEPTUNE
JUPITER
26
WHICH PLANET ROTATES TILTED ON ITS SIDE?
NEPTUNE
URANUS
MARS
VENUS
27
HOW IS THE ENERGY OF THE SUN TRANSFERRED TO THE SURFACE OF THE SUN?
BY CONDUCTION
BY EM WAVES
BY RADIATION
BY CONVECTION
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WHY DOES MARS HAVE A GREATER RANGE OF TEMPERATURE THAN EARTH?
ITS MASS
ITS THIN ATMOSPHERE
ITS REVOLUTION
ITS TILT
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WHICH PROCESS ARE SOLAR FLARES MOST CLOSELY LINKED TO?
ROTATION
CONVECTION
NUCLEAR FUSION
MAGNETIC DISTURBANCES
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WHICH TWO TERRESTRIAL PLANETS HAVE MOONS?
EARTH AND VENUS
EARTH AND MERCURY
EARTH AND MARS
EARTH AND NEPTUNE
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WHAT IS THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
NEPTUNE
URANUS
JUPITER
SATURN
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WHAT FORMS IN THE OORT CLOUD?
MOONS
METEORS
COMETS
ASTEROIDS
