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1
Neptune has storms that can last for __________
minutes
years
weeks
days
2
The force of gravity from the moon on the ____________ causes tides.
Oceans
Continents
Lakes
Earth
3
This planet is farthest from the sun.
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
4
This planet is called the red planet and it has a lot of iron:
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Venus
5
A spring tide occurs when the sun and the ________ line up.
Earth
Stars
Planets
Moon
6
The different shapes of the moon are called: ______________.
Eclipses
Phases
Umbra
Penumbra
7
The orbit of a planet forms a ____________ as it moves around the sun.
Ellipse
Sphere
Circle
Oval
8
The prize for winning Quizs is ________________.
A rash
Chocolate
Toothpaste
Money
9
The planet closest to the sun is _____________.
Venus
Mars
Earth
Mercury
10
An unpiloted vehicle that trasmits information back to earth?
Space Shuttle
Hubble Telescope
Space Probe
Rover
11
The space shuttle leaves earth like a ________ and lands like a plane.
Balloon
Helocopter
Rocket
Plane
12
A moon is held in orbit about a planet by _____________.
Radiation
Strength
Gravity
Pulleys
13
The Hubble Space Telescopes orbits the ___________
Pluto
Moon
Sun
Earth
14
This is the largest of the Outer planets.
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
15
A comet forms a tail when it's ice _____________.
vaporizes
evaporates
condenses
melts
16
This planet is very hot because it's atmosphere has a high concentration of carbon dioxide:
Mars
Venus
Earth
Mercury
17
During a solar eclipse, the sun is blocked by the ____________.
Stars
Moon
Earth
Mars
18
This planet has around 30 moons and distinctive rings.
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
19
The distance from Earth to the sun is equal to ______ Astromonical units.
5
10
1
100
20
Pluto is called a __________ planet because it does not orbit in the ecliptic plane.
Evil
Small
Dwarf
Poison
21
This planet sounds like a dirty word if pronounced incorrectly.
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
22
Asteriods are not considered planets because they are too ___________.
Small
Hot
Large
Round
23
Uranus is blue because it has a lot of ___________.
hydrogen gas
methane
ammonia
helium gas
24
A __________ tide occurs when the Moon's position forms a 90 degree angle with the sun.
Neap
High
Low
Spring
25
The sun orbits the __________.
Moon
God
Earth
None of these
26
Jupiter has clouds that have a ______ color.
blue
brown
red
green
27
The gas giants are composed mostly of __________ and helium.
methane
hydrogen
ammonia
nitrogen
28
An astronomical unit equals the distance from the sun to the _________?
Venus
Earth
Moon
Mars
29
This planet is the only one that has liquid water:
Venus
Earth
Mars
Mercury
30
The darkest part of an eclipse's shadow is called a __________.
Umbrella
Dumbrella
Umbra
Penumbra
31
Planetary rings are made up of rock and ________.
salt
ice
rice
pepper
32
Meteoroids often cause the formation of __________ on the moon.
aliens
craters
hubbles
marias
33
During a lunar eclipse the Sun is blocked by the ___________.
Pluto
Moon
Earth
God