Solar System

Question 1

The inner planets are made of

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rock

Question 2

A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up is a

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meteor

Question 3

The bigger a star is.....

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the brighter it will be

Question 4

Water would not last long on the moon because the moon does not have

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an atmosphere

Question 5

We have a year on Earth because

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Earth revolves around the sun

Question 6

Together, a star and all the planets and other objects orbiting it form a

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solar system

Question 7

The outer planets are also known as the

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gas giants

Question 8

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

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Barred-Spiral

Question 9

What color are the hottest stars?

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Blue

Question 10

The ____________ is a huge, hot ball of gases that produces its own light.

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sun

Question 11

The outer planets have

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many moons

Question 12

A _______________ is part of an asteroid that has broken off.

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meteoroid

Question 13

A full revolution around the sun takes

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365 days

Question 14

The sun is a

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star

Question 15

Earth makes one full rotation on its axis every

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24 hours

Question 16

We have night and day on Earth because

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Earth rotates on its axis

Question 17

Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun are

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asteroids

Question 18

Earth is also known as

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the blue planet

Question 19

The 4 outer planets, in order from the sun, are

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Question 20

The 4 inner planets, in order from the sun, are

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 21

Earth has seasons because

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it revolves around the sun and is tilted on its axis

Question 22

A meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface is called a

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meteorite

Question 23

A chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust that orbits the sun are

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comets

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