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Solar System study guide Test Review
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Which planet is the hottest?
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Venus
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It takes Earth 365 days to complete one _______.
Revolution
Rotation
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Which planet has the most powerful storms?
Mars
Neptune
Uranus
Venus
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The four inner planets are called...
Atmospheric planets
Terrestrial planets
Small planets
hot planets
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Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Venus
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A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky is a ...
Constellation
The Earth
The sun
Planet
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A chunk of ice that orbits the sun is called a
Asteroid
Comet
Meteor
Flare
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Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
Uranus
Neptune
Venus
Jupiter
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Which planet is the largest in our solar system?
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
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Which planet is know as the "Red Planet"?
Mercury
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
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What are Saturn's rings made of?
ice dust and rocks
copper
Chunks of iron
lead
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Why does Venus rotate clockwise?
It is small and lost control
Scientist think it was hit by an asteroid
Gravity makes it rotate backwards
Scientist think it is because the planet is so hot.
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Why is the sun the brightest star in our solar system?
It is the biggest
It is the hottest
It is the closest
It is the newest
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What makes Earth unique from all other planets?
It is the closest to the sun
It supports life
It is the smallest planet
it is the hottest planet
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Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mars
Mercury
Earth
Venus
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Why do scientist think Uranus is tipped on its side?
It is so heavy it tipped over
Gravity pulled it over on its side
Something massive hit it
Something massive hit it
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How far is Earth from the Sun?
93 million miles
63 million miles
103 million miles
83,000 million miles
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The brightest star in our solar system
Constellation
Neptune
Sun
Venus
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The path of a planet around the sun is called an
space jam
planet movement
orbit
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Why is it so cold on Mars?
It is too small to absorb heat
It has a thin atmosphere so it isn't able to absorb the heat
It is red so heat energy is reflected back into space.
It is too far from the sun
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The eight planets, their moons, and the sun make up our...
Constellations
World
Planet
Solar System
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Earth completes one full_____on its axis every 24 hours.
orbit
Axis
Revolution
Rotation
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Who discovered Saturn's amazing rings?
Ride
Armstrong
Galileo
Einstein
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Why is Venus so hot!!!?
It is closest to the sun
A thick atmosphere traps heat
It is Red and this causes heat
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Which of the following is the correct order of the planets from the sun?
Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter,Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars,Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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What is Jupiter's "Great Red Spot"?
Lava
A storm
Iron deposits
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The four outer planets are called ...
Gas Giants
Atmospheric planets
Giant Planets
Terrestrial plants
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Earth spins on an imaginary line called an (a) ...
perpendicular line
Strait line
Axis
