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Basic questions about the solar system

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1
The Gas Giants are different because:
They are mostly made up of oxygen
The spin quickly
They smell
They are the biggest planets
2
Saturn's rings are made up mostly of
asteroid belt
small moons
large rocks
ice and dust
3
The four planets closest to the sun are called the:
Gas planets
Small planets
Terrestrial planets
Close planets
4
Earth is sometimes called the
Blue Planet
Green Planet
White Planet
Red Planet
5
The name of the galaxy we live in is called
The Milky Way
The Solar System
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The milkshake
6
Tides occur because
Neptune is upset
the Earth is rotating faster than water can move.
of the pull of wind
of the gravitational pull of the moon
7
Only one planet is not named after a god. Which one is it?
Neptune
Mercury
Saturn
Earth
8
Jupiter has
a very slow rotation because of its size
the longest day because of its size
a storm that has been going for 350 years
the shortest day of any planet
9
The sun is a
large yellow rock
star
myth
planet
10
How many planets are there in our solar system?
8
7
6
5
11
How long does it take Mercury to orbit the Sun? (measured in Earth time)
2.77 years
88 days
13 months
83.5 years
12
Which planet is the largest in size?
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Neptune
13
Black holes are black because
it is always night time
we can't see what is there so just called them black holes
the gravity sucks in even the light
nothing is there
14
A solar eclipse happens when
The moon moves between Earth and the sun
The moon moves behind Earth
Earth moves behind the sun
The sun moves behind the Earth