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The Universe and the solar system

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1
What is the reason the planets circle around the sun?
Alien oranization
The moon
Magnetic pull
Gravity
2
What type of galaxy do we live in?
Eliptical
Irregular
Spiral
Peculiar
3
All of the planets go around the sun in perfect circles.
True
False
4
Earth rotating about its north-south axes causes:
Years
Earth to get closer to the sun
Ocean tides
Days and nights
5
We are part of the milky way galaxy
False
True
6
What is Pluto referred to today?
A solar satellite
A large scale meteorite
A planet
A dwarf-planet
7
The number of stars is estimated at
More than 10 billion billion
Fewer than 100 million
900 billion
800 million
8
Which of these planets is closest to the sun?
Mars
Saturn
Earth
Venus
9
A big rock that is orbiting the sun is know as:
A meteorite
A shooting star
A comet
An asteroid
10
Which of the following is NOT true:
The universe is constantly expanding
Our solar system is near the centre of the universe
There are more stars than there are grains of sand on earth
When you look at stars you are looking back in time
11
The time it takes earth to fully circle around the sun once is know as:
An hour
A day
A month
An year
12
The earth has seasons because:
the earth is closer to the sun at some points
the moon blocks the sun's heat during certain seasons
the sun warmer on one side than another