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Abeka Science Chapter 10, Planets
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Abeka Science Earth and Space, 8th grade eighth Solar System ch 10
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When a planet is "retrograde", what does this mean?
Orbits at a large angle
Orbits at a backward angles
Spins backward, W to E
Spins upside down, N to S
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are grouped together as the...
vaporous group
terrestrial planets
inner planets
outer planets
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Which planet was discovered mathmatically before it was seen?
uranus
saturn
pluto
neptune
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The phases of the moon when it appears to get larger
waning
waxing
crescent
quarter
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Which is the only currently known moon to have an atmosphere?
Saturn's moon Titan
Saturn's moon Phobos
Jupiter's moon Io
Jupiter's moon Ganymede
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Which is the red planet?
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
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The ame for the gap in Saturn's rings
Io
the Davision Break
the Cassini Division
the Titan Gap
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Which planet has the most moons?
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Neptune
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What are Saturn's rings made up of?
Metal
Gravel
Diamonds
Blocks of ice and dust
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Which has the fastest rotation?
Mercury
Uranus
Venus
Jupiter
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A space that does not contain any matter
gas giant
vacuum
void
nebula
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The fastest planet
Venus
Pluto
Mars
Mercury
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When the moon passes through Earth's shadow
solar eclipse
rotation
lunar eclipse
constellation
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Which planet had a pink sky?
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
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Which planet had a secret rebel base?
Alderaan
Naboo
Hoth
Coruscant
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Which moon is the largest?
Mimas
Titan
Our Moon
Ganymede
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Which planets spin in the retrograde direction?
Venus and Uranus
Mercury and Uranus
Earth and Mars
Jupiter and Saturn
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Which planet has an unusual tilted axis?
Uranus
Neptune
Venus
Saturn
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What is the large space between Saturn’s two brightest rings?
Herschel Gap
Encke Gap
Cassini Division
Adams Division
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Can you see Saturn's rings without a telescope?
Yes
No
21
The largest known volcano in the solar system is?
Olympus Mons on Mars
Solfatara on Jupiter
Vulcan on Venus
Mauna Loa, Hawaii
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Which of Jupiter's moons is volcanic?
Europa
Callisto
Ganymede
Io
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The dark patches on the moon are called?
Vesta
Nova
Retrograde
Maria
