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Corbin Middle School-Ch.15 The Solar System and Beyond...Sec.2-6th grade
Corbin Middle School-Ch.15 The Solar System and Beyond...Sec.2-6th grade
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Distance,
IN MILES
, from the Earth to the Sun.
93 hundred
93 million
93 thousand
93 billion
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Has a storm that has lasted over 300 years; large red spot
Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
Uranus
3
Name given to a chunk of rock in space while
IT IS STILL IN SPACE
.
meteoroid
asteroid
meteorite
comet
4
a small, solid body that crosses paths with the Earth and
ENTERS EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
meteor
satellite
comet
meteorite
5
A person who travels in a space vehicle.
alien
moon walker
astronaut
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Any of the celestial bodies (large objects in space) that orbits a star
meteoroids
planets
asteroids
meteors
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The Inner Planets...
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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A bowl-shaped depression, or hole, usually formed by the impact of a meteorite.
crater
lake
ocean
highlands
9
The planet on which we live!
Mars
Neptune
Venus
Earth
10
This is the
LARGEST
planet in our solar system.
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
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This planet has a long-lasting storm, but it is a large blue spot.
Uranus
Earth
Mars
Neptune
12
The first four planets of our solar system; made from rock.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Io, Titan, Callisto, Europa
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Sun, moon, Earth, stars
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This planet is referred to as "The Red Planet".
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
14
Unit used to measure vast distances in space;equal to the average distance from Earth to Sun
light year
kilometer (km)
mile (mi.)
astronomical unit (AU)
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The Outer Planets...
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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This was once a planet but was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
Venus
Mercury
Pluto
Halley's Comet
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This planet is most famous for its thousands of rings.
Saturn
Venus
Uranus
Neptune
18
This planet is tilted totally on its side.
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
19
consists of frozen gases,
ICE
, dust and rock; travels around the Sun in elliptical orbit
planet
asteroid
meteorite
comet
20
This is made up of rocky objects located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Kuiper Belt
asteroid belt
comet belt
Oort Belt
21
a rock that revolves around the Sun
shooting star
asteroid
comet
meteor
22
The planets that are located beyond the asteroid belt and are made from gases.
Titan, Io, Callisto, Europa
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
23
This planet has the nickname of "Earth's Twin" because it is very similar in size to the Earth.
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
Mars
24
Comets may come from a cloud of objects far beyond the orbit of Pluto called ___.
the Comet Cloud
the Galaxy
the Oort Cloud
the Universe
25
This planet has a very unusually shaped hexagonal storm at its pole.
Saturn
Mars
Earth
Neptune
26
The first comet whose return trip was predicted.
Shoemaker-Levy 9
Comet Hale-Bopp
Halley's Comet
27
Chunk of rock;travels through Earth's atmosphere,;
HITS THE SURFACE
usually creating a crater.
meteoroid
meteorite
comet
meteor
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Name given to a chunk of rock when it
ENTERS EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE AND STARTS TO BURN UP.
meteoroid
meteorite
comet
meteor
29
This is the only planet that we are sure has life on it.
Earth
Mars
Venus
Pluto
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This is the
SMALLEST
planet in our solar system.
Pluto
Venus
Mercury
Earth
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Pluto is located in a region called ___.
the Belt Beyond
the Karate Belt
the Kuiper Belt
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This is the
HOTTEST
planet in our solar system.
Earth
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
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An instrument that makes distant objects appear closer and larger.
microscope
stethoscope
oscilloscope
telescope
