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What is an aurora?
an eclipse of the sun
energy emitted in the form of beautiful colors
particles that collide with atoms
a sound
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Name the first artificial satellite sent beyond Earth's orbit?
challenger
apollo
sputnik 1
colombia
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Where are most dwarf planets located?
Kuiper Belt
Asteroid Belt
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What is an axis?
solar winds
an imaginary line around which the planet rotates
a planet's nickname
equator
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What is a solar flare?
electrically charged particles
the sun's atmosphere
an explosion of a solar storm on the sun's surface
none of the above
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What is a revolution?
the sun's atmosphere
a magnetic storm
a revolt
one complete orbit that a planet makes around the sun
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What are sunspots?
explosion of a solar storm
light rays on the sun's surface
dark spots on the sun's surface
the surface of the sun
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How far is the sun from Earth?
93,000 miles
525,000,000 miles
93,000,000 miles
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What is an object that orbits around another object called?
star
satellite
photon
aurora
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Which of the following states for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction?
Gravity
Newton's Second Law of Motion
Revolution
Newton's Third Law of Motion
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What is the winter solstice?
vernal equinox
equator
longest day of the year
shortest day of the year
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Why is Mars Red?
because of the Iron Oxide in the soil
because its hot
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What is the summer solstice?
longest day of the year
shortest day of the year
planets
hot, rainy weather
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What is the outermost layer of the sun that is located above the sun's chromosphere?
corona
photosphere
mantle
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What does NASA stand for?
national american space administration
national air and space
National Aeoronautics and Space Administration
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What determines the season's of the Earth?
the tilt of the Earth during its revollution around the sun
the planets
the weather
the time of year
