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This planet has 11 thin rings, it's axis is tilted, and it has around 21 moons.
Uranus
Mars
Earth
Venus
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How many planets are there in the Solar System?
20
8
15
1
3
How are the outer planets characterized?
small & soupy
gaseous & large
solid and rocky
large and dry
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Two factors that combine to keep the planets in orbit are........
gravity and inertia
gravity and orbital speed
orbital speed and mass
mass and inertia
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What causes of moonlight?
glowing dust on the Moon
fusion in the moon
lights on the Moon made by humans
reflected light from the sun
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Which planet was recently demoted to dwarf planet status in our solar system?
Neptune
Earth
Venus
Pluto
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What Layer of the sun's atmosphere that looks like a halo during an eclipse?
Corona
Chromosphere
Photosphere
Jupiter
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How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation?
29.7 days
one month
24 hours
365 1/4 days
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How many main planets are in our solar system with our current scientific research?
three
eight
ten
hundreds
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What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
asteroid belt
ozone layer
Oort cloud
planetary rings
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Eruptions that occur when the loops in the sunspot regions suddenly connect is a?
Solar flare
Corona
Sunspot
Solar wind
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When the Moon is waxing, it appears to be getting ______________.
smaller
larger
closer
farther away
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The rise and fall of the ocean tides are a result of__________
planet Venus
Asteroid Belt's gravitational pull
Moon's gravitational pull
rotation of the Earth
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What are group of stars that form patterns in the sky called?
constellations
galaxies
nebulae
supernovas
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What is a layer of the sun's atmosphere that has a reddish glow called?
Chromosphere
Corona
Photosphere
Asteroid belt
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Day and night are caused by
Earth's revolution around the Sun
Earth's rotation on its axis
eclipses
90° tilt of Earth's axis
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This planet is the 3rd planet from the sun.
Jupiter
Venus
Earth
Mercury
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The form of energy that results from the position or shape of an object is called
thermal energy
kinetic energy
potential energy
mechanical energy
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What separate the inner planets from the outer planets?
Moon
Asteroid Belt
Sun
Saturn
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What planet is a blue color due to its methane,has around 11 moons,made of gas
Neptune
Sun
Uranus
Venus
21
What holds the planets in their orbits?
nuclear fusion
radioactive energy
asteroid belt
sun's gravity
22
Which form of energy, caused by vibrating electric charges, travels through space as waves?
electrical energy
mechanical energy
electromagnetic energy
chemical energy
23
What happens to the particles of a gas in a closed container?
spread out to fill the container
form a regular repeating pattern
slide around but still touch
remain packed tightly together
24
What unit is used to measure distance within our solar system? (equals 150 million km)
light-year
kilometer
astronomical unit
miles
25
What is the center of the sun called
Solar flare
Earth
Core
Sunspot
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Large body of ice & rock that travels in an orbit around the sun
star
meteorite
comet
galaxy
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Which statement is TRUE?
All of the Above
Earth spins on its axis
Both the Earth & Moon revolve around the Sun
Moon revolves around Earth
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What causes the change in the seasons?
the distance between Earth and Sun
phases of the Moon
rotation of Earth
tilt of Earth's axis & its revolution around Sun
29
How many seasons occur during one revolution of Earth?
four
two
one
three
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Has rings made of ice and rocks, has around 31 moons, mainly a gas planet.
Saturn
Mars
Neptune
Mercury
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How long does it take the Earth to complete a revolution around the sun?
360 days
365 ¼ days
24 hours
29.7 days
