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Exploring The Solar System
Exploring The Solar System
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1
What is NOT a characteristic of a moon?
orbits a planet
natural satellite
orbits a star
reflects light
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What advancement helped with the study of space?
Macaroni and cheese
Telescope
bacteria
fire
3
What is NOT a characteristic of a planet?
orbits a star
emits own light
can be gaseous or rocky
might have moons
4
Which of the following is NOT orbiting another space object in the Solar System?
Jupiter
the Moon
the Sun
Pluto
5
Which is the smallest planet that is NOT a Dwarf planet?
Mercury
Mars
Neptune
Pluto
6
Which of the following holds us to earth's surface?
Earth's rotation around its axis
gravity
Earth's revolution around the sun
air pressure
7
Which of the following have NOT been done by humans?
stayed at the international space station
orbited earth
visited mars
visited the moon
8
If something causes a satellite orbiting Earth to slow down, it will start to ____
move closer to Earth
burn up
break apart
move farther away from earth
9
Which of the following is NOT an example of remote sensing?
measuring the depth of the ocean
measuring the height of a person
showing the surface of a planet
measuring the temperature of a star
10
Why do astronauts in orbit feel weightless?
They are falling away from Earth
There is no air pressure while in orbit
There is no gravity while in orbit
They are falling toward Earth
11
Which of the following statements about the sun is TRUE? The Sun is ________
a large yellow planet
in orbit around earth
an average size star
about the same size as the moon
12
Earth is the only planet in our solar system that has ____
an atmosphere
mountains
oceans
volcanoes
13
Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Earth
Jupiter
Pluto
Sun
14
Where does most energy for life and other phenomena at Earth's surface come from?
the gravitational pull of the Moon
nuclear reaction in the sun
nuclear reactions in Earth's core
the gravitational pull of the Sun
15
As you move away from Earth, the gravitational pull will _____
increase
decrease
become zero
remain the same
16
Why can't we send a human to Neptune?
its too far
its against the law
Too expensive
Its not cool to go there
17
What planet has less than ten moons/rings?
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Uranus
18
What is the Solar System made of?
the sun, planets and moons
the sun, planets, moons and smaller object
the sun and planets
stars only
19
Why did it take so long to discover Uranus, the first plantet discovery since ancient times?
was blocked by the moon
could not be seen until a telescope was invented
was covered with clouds
doesn't give off its own light
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Which planet does not have a rocky surface?
Mercury
Mars
Uranus
Venus
