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Chapter 3: Lesson 2 Introducing the Solar System
Chapter 3: Lesson 2 Introducing the Solar System
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Which planet has storms
jupiter
pluto
mercury
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Our solar system consist of planets, their moons, and a variety or larger objects.
True
False
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What planet is this?
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
earth
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What planet is the biggest?
neptune
mars
venus
jupiter
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Name all the planets...
Uranus Earth Sun Venus Mars Mercury Saturn Neptune
Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune
Pluto,Mars,Venus, Earth,Jupiter, Saturn,Uranus, Neptune
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The sun, the planets, their moons, and a variety of smaller objects.
planetesimal
solar system
asteroid belt
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Which planet is the smallest?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Mercury
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Pluto is a ______ planet
star
asteroids
dwarf
gas Giant
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What planet is this?
the moon
Jupiter
mars
pluto
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A small body that combined with like bodies to form all the other objects in the solar system.
comets
planets
planetisimal
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What are the outer planets called?
terrestrial giants
Galilean giants
greenhouse giants
gas giants
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What are examples of smaller objects in our solar system?
comets
planets
sun
asteroids
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Gravity holds our solar system together.
False
True
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What is the name of the planet in this picture?
Uranus
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
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Our solar system was formed by a _________ of hydrogen, helium, rock, ice, and other materials pulled by gravity.
cloud
black hole
explosion
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What planet is this?
Mercury
the sun
Saturn
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One AU is about__________kilometers
150,000,000
1,500,000
15,000,000
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How many dwarf planets are there in the solar system
8
5
3
7
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Is the sun a planet or a star?
Star
Planet
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What binds the solar system together?
The Stars
The Planets
The Sun's Gravity
The Galaxy
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The outer planets are also called the gas giants.
False
True
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What planet is most similar in size to Earth?
Mercury
Saturn
Uranus
Venus
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How many planets are in our solar system?
8
1
5
6
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What is nuclear fusion
Something we don’t want to happen
A reaction that releases energy to split hydrogen particles
Idk
A reaction that releases atomic energy by the union of light
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The solar system was formed about ______ years ago.
5.6 billion
4.6 billion
5.6 million
4.6 million
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What's the planet furthest to the sun?
Earth
Uranus
Sun
Neptune
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Inner planets are made out of gas.
True
False
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Which planet has no moons?
Mars
Mercury
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Object that orbits the sun, is round and has cleared the area of its orbit.
planet
planetesimal
dwarf planet
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Objects that orbit the sun, is spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.
planetesimal
planet
dwarf planet
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Which planet has life on it?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
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Used to measure distances within the solar system.
speed of light
miles
astronomical unit
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What is the planet closest to the sun?
Pluto
Mercury
Uranus
Earth
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Name this planet.
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Earth
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Which two planets have the most moons?
Mercury
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
