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Introduction to Earth and Space standards in 5th grade science.
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All objects revolve around what?
The Earth
The sun
Jupiter
The moon
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Which planets have many moons, and are gas giants?
Asteroids
Outer Planets
Comets
Inner Planets
3
This means to move around an object.
Elliptical
Rotate
Revolve
Axis
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The Law of Periods states
orbital period decreases as size of ellipse increases
orbital period increases as size of planet decreases
orbital period increases as the size of an ellipse increases
orbital period increases as size of ellipse decreases
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Which planet is not one of the Inner Planets?
Saturn
Mercury
Mars
Venus
6
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Uranus
Neptune
Earth
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This planet is the farthest away from the sun.
Jupiter
Neptune
Earth
Mars
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Which is not an Inner Planet?
Mercury
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
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This used to be one of 9 planets, now it is a dwarf planet.
Venus
Pluto
Mars
Mercury
10
These planets are closest to the sun, have a rocky surface, and few moons
Inner Planets
Saturn
Solar System
Outer Planets
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What is the runaway greenhouse effect?
The planet has a difficult time heating up
When a greenhouse becomes overgrown by plants
Where you keep plants to help them grow
Radiation is unable to escape & heats the planet excessively
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This planet rotates on its side.
Mercury
Jupiter
Uranus
Earth
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The nebular hypothesis states
the spinning sun threw off material to form planets
the sun exploded and formed the planets
the planets formed from comets that fell apart
the sun and planets formed from a rotating cloud of gas/dust
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This is the 4th planet from the sun. Called the "Red Planet" and has the highest mountain.
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
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This is made up of frozen gases, rock, ice and dust and have long tails.
asteroid
dwarf planets
meteoroid
comet
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Orbital period is...
the amount of time it takes the sun to orbit a planet
the amount of time a planet is exposed to the sun each day
the amount of time it takes a planet to spin on its axis
the amount of time it takes a planet to orbit the sun
17
This planet has many volcanoes, has an atmosphere filled with poisonous gas and is the hottest.
Earth
Venus
Uranus
Mars
18
Two planets that are considered twins because of their similar mass, size, and density are:
Mercury and Mars
Earth and Venus
Venus and Jupiter
Mars and Earth
19
Which word means to spin or turn?
Axis
Elliptical
Revolve
Rotate
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The Law of Equal Areas states
Objects have different speeds at different points in orbit
Planets take up an equal amount of space in the solar system
Planets cover equal areas of space in equal amounts of time
The sun shines an equal amount on each planet
21
This star is the closest star to Earth.
Norton
Sondried
Sun
Polaris
22
What is eccentricity?
The degree to which an orbit is elongated.
The shape of a planet.
The distance between a planet and the sun.
How strange an orbit is.
23
Which planet experiences the runaway greenhouse effect?
Mercury
Earth
Venus
Mars
24
The Law of Ellipses states
planets orbit the sun in a spherical shape
planets orbit the sun in a perfect circle
the sun travels around the planets in an ellipse
planets travel in elliptical shaped orbits around the sun
25
Kepler's three laws of planetary motion include
Law of Planets, Law of Formation, Law of Movement
Law of Equal Areas, Law of Periods, Law of Ellipses
Law of Movement, Law of Time, Law of Equality
Law of Ellipses, Law of Movement, Law of Speed
26
The sun is made up of ___% of the mass that was contained in the solar nebula.
50
75
99
22
27
This planet is known for its rings which are made from ice and dust.
Mars
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
28
Which planet is not an outer planet?
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
Mercury
29
This is the largest planet in our solar system. It has a storm system called the Great Red Spot
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
30
This is the largest planet in the solar system. It has a storm system called the Great Red Spot
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
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Which planet has a rocky surface?
Uranus
Earth
Saturn
Neptune
32
What is the largest object in the solar system?
Earth
Moon
Sun
Jupiter
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Which planet is not one of the Outer Planets?
Uranus
Earth
Neptune
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