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What is it called when a meteoroid goes through the earth's atmosphere and lands on earth?
meteor
meteorite
asteroid
comet
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where are we in our galaxy?
orion's arm
I'm not from here
earth
orion's belt
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How many planets are there?
12
8
9
ummmmm....
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What is retrograde rotation?
counter clockwise rotation
old games
clockwise rotation
we haven't learned that yet
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Why is our galaxy called the Milky Way?
it has white stars in it so it makes it milky colored
it is made of milk
I thought all galaxies were called the Milky Way
cows roam around making milk
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Which planet(s) have rings?
SATURN
none of them
all of them except for earth
all of them except for the terrestrial planets
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How many of these planets are dwarf planets?
Ceres
Pluto
3?...
Eris
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What are the names of the outer planets in order?
mars, venus, earth, mercury
jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
saturn, neptune, uranus, jupiter
Pluto, uranus, saturn, neptune jupiter
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What planet's orbit does pluto's run into?
sun
ceres
neptune
earth
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How do most planets rotate?
we don't know
retrograde
randomly
geograde
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What is the biggest dwarf planet in the asteroid belt?
there are no dwarf planets in the asteroid belt.
Ceres
Eris
Pluto
12
How long is 1 Astronomical Unit?
approximately 93 million miles (a)
the distance between the Earth and the sun (b)
both a and b (d)
none of these (c)
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What is Miss Lane's favorite dwarf planet?
PLUTO (hint hint)
create create
makemake
jupiter
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What is another name for the inner planets?
tiny itty bitty planets
Terrestrial
Rocky
Gas giants
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What is the tail of a comet made of?
gas
scientists don't know yet
residue
stuff
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What type of galaxy do we live in?
spiral
irregular
YES
I have no clue
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What is the brightest planet in the Solar System?
sun
pluto
venus
Polaris
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What number does the asteroid Hektor look like?
It is the maker's opinion
8
mercury?
it doesn't look like a number
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What is the Big Bang theory?
explosion that created the universe
a dwarf planet
a tv show
Jupiter's storm
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What is known as "where all stars are born" ?
hollywood
nebula
irregular galaxy
mother
