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The main difference between planets and dwarf planets...
planets can support life, dwarf planets can't
planets have their own orbital path, dwarf planets share one
a planet has moons and dwarf planets do not
dwarf planets have not atmospheres, all planets do
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Massive, long revolution, less dense, rapid spin on an axis (short days)...
the dwarf planets
the Jovian planets
the terrestrial planets
Earth
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What is an asteroid?
A small, rocky object that orbits the sun
a small, rocky particle that moves through space
A natural satellite of the Earth
an object that orbits the sun in its own path
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A day on Venus is 244 Earth days.
False
True
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Mars looks red because of...
iron nails in its soil
the dust in the atmosphere
iron oxide in its soil
volcanic eruptions
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What is the solar system?
objects that orbit a planet
all the objects in space that orbit the Sun or a star
the relationship between the planets and their moons
the Milky Way
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What is a satellite?
small, rocky, icy objects in space
a moon, planet, dwarf planet, or machine that orbits other objects
a massive object that is round and orbits the sun
burning balls of hydrogen and helium
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All inner planets have moons.
True
False
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Ceres is the only known dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt.
False
True
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A meteor is a meteoroid that impacts the Earth.
False
True
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Moons are satellites of planets, dwarf planets, and asteriods.
True
False
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What is a meteoroid that has entered the Earth's atmosphere?
comet
meteor
meteorite
asteroid
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What are the characteristics of a dwarf planet?
the 5th planet from the Sun
ranging in size between a few inches to several kilometers
Has at least 1 moon, large, fast spinning, long revolution
nearly spherical, larger than most asteroids, shares its orbit with others
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We should play Quiz more often?
True
False
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Rocky, metallic, smaller, more dense, shorter revolution, long rotation
moons
the terrestrial planets
the dwarf planets
the Jovian planets
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Comets form a tail of melting ice as they near a star
True
False
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
the 4 outer, gas giants
the 4 inner, rocky planets
four dwarf planets
the stars in our galaxy
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Which of these characteristics describe a comet?
made of solid rock
has an clear orbit around the sun
made of only ice
Free floating through space
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What makes Earth different than the other planets?
It has only 1 moon
It has frozen water
It has liquid water and life
It has carbon dioxide and methane
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Why are Neptune and Uranus blue?
sulfur
oxygen
iron oxide
methane
