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6th Grade Solar System
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1
What body lies at the center of our Solar System?
Sun
Proxima Centauri
Jupiter
Pacific Ocean
2
Why would a telescope not be good enough to see craters, valleys and surface features on Venus?
Earth's clouds get in the way of Earth-bound telescopes.
The Moon blocks our view of Venus.
Venus is covered with clouds that block our view.
Venus is too close to the Sun; people can't look at it.
3
The large pieces of rock and metal orbiting between Mars and Jupiter are called:
planets.
stars.
comets.
asteroids.
4
How many planets are in our Solar System?
eight
six
seven
5
How are asteroids similar to meteoroids?
they are small bodies or rocks in space that orbit the Sun
they all have long comas
they all have tails
they are all made of ice
6
Which
TWO
forces keep planets in orbit around stars?
friction and inertia
gravity and inertia
magnetism and gravity
air resistance and tension
7
Because our Earth rotates counterclockwise, when looking at the night sky the planets and stars
rise in the east and set in the west.
rise in the south and set in the north.
stay in the same position.
rise in the west and set in the east.
8
What is the greenhouse effect?
when gravity creates new and different landforms
when the Sun's heat energy is trapped inside thick clouds
when the pressure is so much we weigh more
when plants grow really fast and tall
9
What is gravity?
the attractive force between objects
the force that makes objects resist each other
the force that makes orbits elliptical shaped
10
What characteristics of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune differ from the inner planets?
They are planets in our Solar System.
They revolve around the Sun.
They have rings and are gas giants.
11
What is this a picture of?
robotic greenhouse
man-made satellite
atmospheric blimp
asteroids
12
What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
the Asteroid Belt
the Oort Cloud
nothing but empty space
the Kuiper Belt
13
The four inner planets are rocky and small. Which best fits the next four outer planets?
They are very large and made of ice.
They are also rocky and small.
They are small and made of ice.
They are very large and made of gases.
14
Pick the rocky inner planet with iron-oxide in its soil, which gives it a bright red color.
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
15
What is Earth's atmosphere mainly composed of?
argon
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
oxygen
16
Which lists Earth, Jupiter, the Moon, and the Sun in order from largest to smallest?
Sun, Jupiter, Moon, Earth
Jupiter, Earth, Sun, Moon
Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Moon
Jupiter, Sun, Earth, Moon
17
What do planets revolve around?
a galaxy
a star or Sun
a moon
each other
18
List the planets in order of their distance from the Sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus,Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune,Uranus
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
19
Objects in space that have a tail as they travel around the Sun are called:
meteorites.
stars.
asteroids.
comets.
20
Which planet has the greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in our Solar System?
Venus
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
21
What is this a picture of?
stars
comets
planets
asteroids
22
Which planet rotates on its side?
Mercury
Earth
Uranus
