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Chapter 3 Solar System
Chapter 3 Solar System
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Facts about Mercury, Venus, Earth (atmosphere, moon) and Mars.
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Which planet is nicknamed the Red Planet?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
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How many stars are in our solar system?
9
100,000
2
1
3
Between what two planets can you find the majority of the asteroids in our solar system?
Neptune and Pluto
Mercury and Venus
Mars and Jupiter
Earth and Mars
4
Which planet's day is longer than its year?
Venus
Mars
Earth
Mercury
5
It takes 88 days for this planet to orbit the sun.
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth
6
What is the correct order of the planets starting with the planet closest to the sun?
Uranus,Neptune,Saturn,Jupiter,Mars,Earth,Venus,Mercury
Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune
Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Neptune,Uranus
Mars,Venus,Earth,Mercury,Jupiter,Saturn,Neptune,Uranus
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The planet that is the "World of Extremes" is __________.
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Earth
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What is a meteoroid?
a chunk of rock in space
a streak of light in the sky
A ball of ice and rock
a rock that revolves around the sun
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The smallest inner planet is _____________.
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth
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Which planet is the largest terrestrial planet?
Mercury
Mars
Earth
Venus
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How does the sun produce energy?
Nuclear Fisson
Gravity
Nuclear Fusion
Heat
12
Which planet has a moon named Luna?
Mars
Venus
Earth
Mercury
13
Which planet is referred to as Earth's twin?
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
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What layer of the sun produces visible light?
Radiation Zone
Core
Photosphere
Corona
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What is the 5th planet?
Juptier
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
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What is the 4th planet?
Mars
Earth
Juptier
Mercury
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Which two planets have NO moons?
Venus and Earth
Earth and Mars
Mercury and Mars
Mercury and Venus
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How long is a year on Earth?
88 days
12 days
365 days
24 hours
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Which planet do the moons Phobos and Deimos orbit?
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Earth
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Home of the highest volcano in the solar system.
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Mars
21
On which planet was Olympus Mons discovered on?
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
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Which planet has a thick layer of clouds that make it the hottest inner planet?
Earth
Venus
Mars
Mercury
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What celestial body passes through a planets atmosphere and creates craters on its surface?
meteoroid
meteorite
asteroid
meteor
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What is the 6th planet?
Neptune
Uranus
Juptier
Saturn
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What is the 8th planet?
Uranus
Juptier
Saturn
Neptune
