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Solar System Review
Solar System Review
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This a review for the solar system.
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Why would planets with a lower gravity not be able to have a thick atmosphere?
There isn't enough to hold onto the atmosphere.
There is too much gravity for it to hang onto an atmosphere.
There is no reason.
2
What is is the center of our solar system?
The Earth
The Sun
There is no center
3
At scale, Neptune is 1/29 of the Sun. Saturn: 1/11 & Uranus 1/29. Which is a twin of Neptune?
Uranus
Saturn
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If the orbital radius of a planet gets smaller, what happens to the period?
It gets smaller.
It gets larger.
It stays the same.
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What is a period of a planet or other space object?
It is punctuation at the end of a sentence.
The time it takes to spin around.
The time it takes to travel around the sun.
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Which planet would see a larger or more powerful sunrise?
Neptune
Mars
Earth
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What is an orbit?
The path an object travels around another on object.
The imaginary line that a planet spins on.
The ring on a planet.
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What is the orbital radius?
It is from the edge of the orbit to the center of it .
It is a measurement of the planet's size.
It is the whole distance across the orbit.
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Thinking about distances between each planet, what might be a problem with this picture?
There is no problem witht the distances between each planet.
The distance between each planet seems to be the same.
The distance between the farther out planets is greater.
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T/F Pluto has a very eccentric orbit compared to the other planets.
True
False
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Which point on along the orbit would this planet be traveling the fastest?
Farthest point from the sun
It travels the same speed anywhere along the orbit
Closest point from the sun
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Where are the rocky or terrestrial planets located?
Closest to the sun
They are mixed in between the gas planets.
Farthest from the sun
13
How can you figure out how many times larger the sun is than the another planet?
The planet's diameter divided by the sun's diamter.
Use the sun's diameter and divide by the planet's diameter.
The sun's diameter times the planet's diameter.
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Compared to the sun, all the other planets are much larger.
True
False
15
Which planet has the longest period?
Earth
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
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What is Galileo known for?
He showed that the Earth was at the center of the universe.
Nothing
Improving the telescope.
17
Which is more eccentric?
Circle
Oval/Ellipse
18
Which planet is the largest planet?
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
Mercury
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Why would an object travel faster when it is close to the sun?
It is being attracted by the sun's gravity.
The sun is a magnet.
It travels the same speed around the sun at all points.
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Which planet is farthest from the sun?
Mercury
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
