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5th Grade - Solar System and space
5th Grade - Solar System and space
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The sun is a medium size star. Why does the sun appear to be so large?
The sun is hotter than other stars
The sun projuces more light than other stars
The sun is much closer to Earth than other stars
The sun is affected by they Earths gravity
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What do all the Jovian planets have in common.
rings, long revolutions, short rotations, gaseous atmospher
<p>small core,short rotation, long relolution, gaseous</p>
<p>large cores, gaseous atmospher, longe rotations</p>
small core, gaseous atmospher ,small diameters
3
What could you look at in a photograph to tell a comet from an asteroid ?
a long tail
a small size
an irregular shape
a rocky surface
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What is the LARGEST object in our solar system?
comet
sun
asteroid
Jupiter
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If you went out one night and saw this you would know it is a ______________What is BEST answer
meteor
asteroid
meteorite
comet
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How is a meteorite related to a meteroroid ?
meteorite is a meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface
meteorite is a meteoroid that enters Earths atmosphere
a meteorite is a meteoroid that is largerthan an asteroid
a meteorite is a meteroid that is broken into smaller pieces
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What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
Maffei 1
Andromeda
Ursa Minor
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What does Mercury have in common with all the inner planets?
has no atmosphere
it has a high density
has a large diameter
it has no moons
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what is this?
big metal thingy
space ship
space probe
satelite
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Are these the terrestrial planets ?
No
Yes
I don't know
only half of them
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Which of these types of space objects is Borrelly most likely to be ?
a planet
a moon
an asteroid
a comet
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What are three types of objects you can find in the solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth
star, planets, asteroids
Earth, moon, sun
sun, planets, asteroid belt
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Looking at the Star Chart. Which star color is the hottest ?
red
yellow
orange
blue
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What seperates the inner planets from the outer planets?
Asteriod Belt
comet belt
Hailey's comet
space
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Which is the closest star to our planet?
Polaris (North Star)
Spica
Sun
Proxima Centauri
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Why was Pluto declassified as a planet?
It has other bodies in its orbit
it is too small to be a planet
<p>it does not orbit the sun </p>
it is too far from Earth
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Which characteristic determines the color of a star?
size and shape
actual brightness
distance from Earth
temperature
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The Picture below shows a planet and the sun. What does the WHITE arrows on the diagram show?
the gaseous nature of the planet
why the planet has seasons
how the planet rotates on its axis
how the planet revolves around the sun
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How do scientists classify galaxies?
number of stars
size
temperature
shape
