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The Solar System
The Solar System
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Learn about the planets, asteroids, and comets and of course, the sun.
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The charateristic that is common to all the inner planets is:
they are all support life
they are all surrounded by poison gases
they all are made of rock
they are made of gas and ice
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How many moons does Neptune have?
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14
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3
Neptune is made of....
iron
gas
ice
rock
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Does Jupiter have rings?
At one time but not now.
Yes, they are made of dust, not ice
No
5
Uranus has an atmosphere made of:
gas
metal
rocks
water
6
Mercury has rings.
True
False
7
Mars has how many moons?
2
4
1
3
8
The Halley Comet passes every......
65 years
55 years
75 years
12 years
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How many moons does Venus have?
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2
3
1
10
It takes Uranus 27 Earth years to orbit the Sun.
True
False
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Triton, Io, and Phobos are.....
asteroids
satellites
astronauts
planets
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Asteroids are.....
earth's atmosphere
position of celestial body
doctor who studies space
rocky bodies orbiting the sun
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The satellites are made of....
water
rock and maybe ice
gas
precious metals
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Which one of these is NOT an inner planet?
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
15
What planet am I?
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Uranus
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This planet can support human life.
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth
17
It takes Venus three Earth years to orbit the Sun.
True
False
18
What two planets do not have moons?
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Uranus
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Why did Pluto get demoted to a dwarf planet?
because it does not have an orbit of its own
because it is too far away
because it is in another galaxy
because it is too small
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What is true about Mercury
It is the planet cloest to the sun.
It is the fastest planet.
It is the smallet planet.
It is the hottest planet.
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This is the smallest inner planet.
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
22
Pluto is.....
made of rock and ice
a planet
closer than the asteriods
a dwarf planet
23
Which one of the inner planets has two moons?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
24
What is common to all the gas giant planets?
they are all made of rock
they are all made of gas
they all have water
they are all outside the asteroid belt
25
What features does Saturn have as a planet?
made of rock and metal
rings
hot temperature
moons
26
Almost 3/4 of this planet is covered with oceans.
Mercury
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
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The sun is a star.
True
False
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Unique Characteristic of Jupiter?
Weather
Rocky core
Big red spot
atmosphere
