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Space, Life Cycle of Stars, & our Solar System
Space, Life Cycle of Stars, & our Solar System
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The Kuiper belt is….
The space between the Sun & Mercury
the region between Neptune & Jupiter
the region between Mars & Jupiter
The region beyond Neptune
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Which of the following is a list of the Gas Giant planets?
Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mercury, Jupiter, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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This planet gets its color from methane (combined with water and ammonia).
Neptune
Mercury
Uranus
Earth
4
The temperature of stars vary, resulting in differences in ____________.
color
size
density
mass
5
Stars are mostly made of these two elements:
oxygen & hydrogen
hydrogen & helium
oxygen & nitrogen
helium & nitrogen
6
This planet's color comes from
frozen
methane
Uranus
Pluto
Neptune
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This planet is a perfect example of the green house gas effect gone wrong….
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Venus
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The moons Phobos and Deimos belong to which planet...
Jupiter
Pluto
Mars
Neptune
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The four planets that orbit farthest from the sun are called....
Gas Giant planets
Extra terrestrials
Terrestrial planets
Dwarf planets
10
The hottest planet in our solar system is….
Earth
Mars
Venus
Mercury
11
This planet has 27 known moons that are named after Shakespeare characters….
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
12
This planet got hit early in its life and now spins on an almost vertical axis.
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
13
Callisto, Europa, Io, & Ganymede are moons that belong to….
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
14
Which of the following occurs throughout most of a star's lifetime?
nuclear fusion
gas contraction
heavy core formation
matter ejection
15
Large red stars with large surface areas are called ___________.
dwarfs
giants
blackbodies
nebula
16
Aphrodite was associated with which planet...
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Earth
17
Titan is the largest moon of this planet….
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
18
Winds reach up to 700 mph on this planet….
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Mecury
19
The largest canyon in our solar system is located on which planet?
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Mars
20
The sun's core is where matter is converted into _________.
oxygen
energy
hydrogen
the atmosphere
21
This planet has clouds of sulfuric and carbon dioxide….
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
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Which is a complete list of the Terrestrial planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mercury, Jupiter, Earth, Mars
Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury
23
The rings around the gas giants are made of….
ice and rock
ice and water
satellite junk and ice
water and rock
24
What is made of gas and emits light?
star
planet
H-R diagram
black hole
25
This planet gets its color from the element iron.
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
26
Stars range in color from ____, which is cool, to ______, which is a very hot star.
blue, red
orange, red
yellow, white
red, blue
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A large cloud of dust and gas where stars are formed.
solar system
universe
nebula
black hole
28
Mons Olympus is the largest volcano in the solar system….how tall is it?
160.8 m
160.8 mi
16.8 m
16.8 mi
29
Our solar system is located in the Milky Way Galaxy which is classified as a(n)________ galaxy.
irregular
elliptical
oval
spiral
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Triton is the largest moon for this planet….
Neptune
Uranus
Jupiter
Pluto
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several planets orbiting our star
black hole
solar system
galaxy
universe
32
Consists of space and all the matter and energy in it
black hole
solar system
universe
nebula
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What does the following image represent?
Life cycle of a low-mass star.
Life cycle of a high-mass star.
Death of a galaxy.
Birth of a star.
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What type of star is the sun?
neutron star
supergiant
low-mass star
high-mass star