It takes Uranus 84 Earth years to orbit the sun. If it orbited the Sun 2 times-

You would be 168 Earth years old

Jupiter takes 10 hours to rotate on it's axis 1 time. This causes:

Night and day to be shorter than on Earth

What is a meterorite?

space object that reaches Earth's surface

What is an astronomical unit?

Earth's average distance from the Sun

What planets are called "Gas Giants?"

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune

Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate.

Summer would last 61 Earth days

It has a dense atmosphere that holds in heat

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It takes Uranus 84 Earth years to orbit the sun. If it orbited the Sun 2 times-
You would be 128 Earth years old
You would be 2 Earth years old
You would be 168 Earth years old
You would be 84 Earth years
2
On the moon:
You would weigh more
You would weigh less
Gravity would crush you
You would weigh the same
3
Venus takes 8 months to turn on it's axis. This causes:
Long days and nights
Long seasons
Short seasons
Short day and night
4
What are the terrestrial planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars
Mercury, Venus, and Earth
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter
Mercury and Venus
5
Jupiter takes 10 hours to rotate on it's axis 1 time. This causes:
Seasons to be shorter than Earth's seasons
Night and day to be shorter than on Earth
Night and day to be longer than on Earth
Seasons to last longer than on Earth
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A comet is made of:
ice, rock & metal
rock
ice
Metal
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Which planet has such a low density that it could float on water?
Pluto
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
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How many stars are in the Milky Way?
thousands
billions
millions
hundreds
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What is a meterorite?
A large meteor
prediction of the weather
space object that reaches Earth's surface
the Sun
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What is an astronomical unit?
Earth's average distance from the Sun
The distance from Earth to Pluto
The average time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun
The Sun's average distance from the next star
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Why don't we have a lot of meteorites reach Earth?
There are not many in space
They are too far away
Most burn up in our atmosphere
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Gas giants are:
Very large
Solid
Very small
Very Dense
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Which planet is called Earth's "sister" planet?
Mercury
Saturn
Pluto
Venus
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What is an asteroid?
Small chunk of ice in space
A small planet
Large chunk of ice in space
Small solid rocky body
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What planets are called "Gas Giants?"
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune
Jupiter and Saturn
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, & Uranus
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
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Why do you see planets in the sky?
You cannot see planets from Earth
They reflect sunlight
They give off their own light
Because they are close to Earth
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Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate.
Summer would last 61 Earth days
A year would last 243 Earth days
You would never live through a full day
You would have night and day more frequent than on Earth
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The Sun's mass is:
50% of our solar system
75% of our solary system
25% of our solar system
99% of our solar system
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The sun:
Is an astroid
Is a comet
Is a planet
Is a star
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What are planet rings mainly made of?
Gold
Gas
Ice
Rock
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Why is Venus so hot?
It is not hot- it is very cold
It is the closest planet to the Sun
It has a dense atmosphere that holds in heat
Because the rock that makes up Venus is hot
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Which planet is the largest in our solar system?
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
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What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter?
A large piece of iron
The core
A storm over 100 years old
A new storm
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Which planets are closest together?
Inner planets
Gas Giants
Outer planets
Older planets

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