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The Solar System
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Starting with our star the Sun, what is the
first planet?
Mercury
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
Pluto
Earth
2
Starting with our star the Sun, what is the
seventh planet?
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Neptune
Uranus
Pluto
3
The
orbital
motions of objects in the
solar system
are the direct result of
which
of the following
features
of the
Sun
?
Its chemical composition
Its brightness
Its gravitational pull
Its magnetic field
4
Starting with our star the Sun, what is the
eighth planet?
Pluto
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Venus
5
Starting with our star the Sun, what is the
sixth planet?
Jupiter
Earth
Mercury
Saturn
Pluto
Mars
6
Masses
that
orbit
around a
planet
Sun
Universe
Asteroids
Planet
Moon
7
The
star
in our
solar system
that is
dense
and made up of hot gases
Universe
Moon
Planet
Sun
Asteroids
8
The
outer planets
are large and __________
gaseous
comets
rocky
gravity
orbit
moons
9
If someone is building a scale model of our solar system which would be the most difficult to build into the model?
The distances between objects
The composition of the objects
The relative sizes of the objects
The colors of the objects
10
Starting with our star the Sun, what is the
second
planet?
Saturn
Venus
Neptune
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
11
A large
celestial
object orbiting a star
Universe
Planet
Sun
Asteroids
Moon
12
Large metallic objects
that are
clustered in bands
called
belts
Universe
Asteroids
Moon
Planet
Sun
13
How many
planets are in our solar system?
7
9
8
15
21
3
14
Building a
scale model
of the
solar system
, which of the objects & scaled diameters should be chosen for planet Saturn?
Basketball, 24 cm
Tennis ball, 5.2 cm
Baseball, 7.5 cm
Softball, 10 cm
15
The
inner planets
are small and __________
moons
orbit
comets
gaseous
rocky
gravity
16
__________ holds
celestial
objects in
orbit
.
comets
orbit
gaseous
rocky
gravity
moons
17
All the space
and the matter space contains
Moon
Asteroids
Universe
Planet
Sun
18
Starting with our star the Sun, what is the
fifth planet?
Mars
Pluto
Jupiter
Mercury
Earth
Saturn
19
Which of the following is a complete list of the inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
20
Starting with our star the Sun, what is the
third planet?
Mercury
Pluto
Saturn
Earth
Venus
Mercury
21
__________ are the four largest satellites that orbit Jupiter.
gaseous
orbit
rocky
comets
moons
gravity
22
Starting with our star the Sun, what is the
fourth planet?
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
Pluto
Earth
Jupiter
23
The force of gravitational attraction between the Sun and Venus could be increased by reducing which of the following?
The distance between the Sun and Venus
The period of rotation of the Sun
The speed of the orbit of Venus
The mass of the Sun and Venus
