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Solar System Test Review
Solar System Test Review
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Review of our solar system, gravity, and the history of space exploration.
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Which celestial object has an orbit around the Earth?
a comet
a meteor
the Moon
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Science is...
awesome
fun
the study of the natural world.
all of the above
3
Mass and distance determine gravity
false
true
4
Project Mercury tested human survival, Project Apollo sent astronauts to the moon.
True
False
5
The inner planets are
mostly gases
rocky and terrestrial
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Which project was to put a human in space and bring them back safely?
Apollo
Gemini
Mercury
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Which is most likely made of ice, gas and dust?
comet
asteroid
8
The first human to land on the moon was
Galileo Galilei
Neil Armstrong
9
The asteroid belt is located between
Mars and Jupiter
Mercury and Venus
10
Which of the following happened at some point between 1957 and 1969
Launch of the International Space Station
invention of the telescope
Launch of Hubble Space Telescope
First human to orbit Earth
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Spacesuits allow astronauts to
walk outside the shuttle
survive in extreme conditions
all of the above
walk on the moon
12
Which is a natural, celestial object?
space junk
asteroid
orbit
Polaris
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Which celestial bodies in our Solar System have gravity?
all objects
planets
sun
asteroids
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What does the line symbolize?
revolution
orbit
rotation
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The sun can be described as
Dense with a rocky inner core
dense and composed of hot gasses
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When space rocks hit Earth they are called
meteors
meteoroid
meteorite
17
Which one takes more time to revolve around the sun?
Saturn
Mars
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Who is credited with improving the design of the telescope in the 1600s?
Armstrong
Galileo
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On which planet would you weigh the most?
Pluto
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
20
A rocket is a motor that can burn without
air
water
fire
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Galilean Moons orbit which planet?
Jupiter
Saturn
22
Why do the planets in our solar system orbit the sun?
speed
gravity
distance
23
Which of the following flew by Saturn and photographed it?
Space Shuttle Challenger
Hubble Space Telescope
Voyager I Space Probe
ISS
24
If Mrs. Spoon and Mr. Hinton were celestial objects, who would have more gravity?
Mr. Hinton
Mrs. Tucker
25
The outer planets are often referred to as
the terrestrials
gas giants
