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Review of The Solar System
Review of The Solar System
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Review of the Solar System.
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1
How long does it take the earth to rotate on its axis?
A year
A month
2 hours
24 hours
2
What is the measurement of the pencil in centimeters (cm)?
4.75 in
12 cm
4.75 cm
12 in
3
Which is a scientific law that explains what happens -- not why it happens?
Big Bang - how the universe formed
Law of gravity - the larger the mass the greater the gravitational pull
Do not eat or drink in the science lab
Do not steal or you will go to jail
4
The asteroid belt is between which 2 planets?
Earth and Mars
Jupiter and Saturn
Earth and Jupiter
Mars and Jupiter
5
What planet was reclassified as a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Pluto
6
Which four planets are considered inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Earth, Mars, Mercury, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Earth
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How long does it take the Earth to revolve the sun?
A week
A day
500 days
365 days
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Which planet is hottest because it has dense clouds of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid and is called Earth's twin?
Mars
Uranus
Venus
Earth
9
How many planets are there in our Solar System?
15
8
9
12
10
What color does a planet turn if its primary composition is Methane?
Blue like Uranus and Neptune
Red like Mars
Purple like Pluto
Blue like Jupiter and Saturn
11
The birth place of comets that orbits the sun past Neptune and Pluto is called?
Orion's Belt
Kuiper belt
The Asteroid Belt
The Rocky Belt
12
Which planet is famouds for its rings and could float in water because its density is so low?
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Jupiter
13
The field of small rocky objects the orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter are called?
The Rocky Belt
The Asteroid Belt
Kuiper belt
Orion's Belt
14
Which planet rotates on its side?
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
15
Everything in the solar system revolves around the ________.
The Milkyway
The Moon
The Earth
The Sun
16
Which planet rotates backwards?
Uranus
Venus
Earth
Saturn
17
Which four planets are called outer planets?
Earth, Mars, Mercury, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Earth
18
Which four planets are gaseous/Jovian without a surface?
Mercury, Venus, Earth Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Earth
Earth, Mars, Mercury, Neptune
19
Which planet is known as the 'Goldilocks Planet'?
Uranus
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
20
Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
Earth
Mercury
Jupiter
Pluto
21
Which four planets are rocky/solid/terrestrial on their surface?
Earth, Mars, Mercury, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth Mars
Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Earth
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
22
Which statement best describes a Scientific Theory?
A description of what happens in an event or process
An explanation for how/why an event /process works with supporting evidence
An educated guess that can be tested
An idea for how to test a new process
23
Which planet is called the red planet due to iron in its soil?
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
24
Why was Pluto reclassified as a dwarf planet?
Its too small to be a planet
Its discrimination, they felt like it.
Has a tilted orbit and it orbits its moon not just the sun
It's really an escaped moon of Neptune
25
What planet is closest to the sun?
Pluto
Venus
Earth
Mercury
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Which planet has a giant red spot that is a huge hurricane that lasts for years?
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune