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Science SOL 4.5 Solar System
Science SOL 4.5 Solar System
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Why did scientists remove Pluto from the list of planets in our solar system?
Pluto has no moons.
Pluto is a star
Pluto is too hot.
Pluto is too small.
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What is a terrestrial planet?
Planets made of mostely gas
Made up of water, that's it
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
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Which of the following characteristics is important to support life on planet Earth?
It has an atmosphere to breathe.
It has liquid water.
All of the above
Its temperature not too cold and not too hot.
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What is happening in the picture, using a vocabulary word?
The Earth is turning counterclockwise
The Earth is Revolving around the Sun
The Earth is rotating around the Sun
The Earth is being heated by the Sun
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The _______ is the center of our universe.
Sun
moon
Earth
Uranus
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In the model of the solar system above. Which of the following is not shown by the model?
what do each planet and the Sun look like
the movement of the planets.
scaled size of all planets and the Sun.
the order of the planets
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What is an atmosphere?
layers of gases surrounding a planet
It includes all 8 planets, the sun and asteroids
It is composed of the sun, earth, gas
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What is happening in the picture, using a vocabulary word?
The Earth is flipping upside down
Rotation of Earth on its Axis
Revolution of Earth on its Axis
Spinning of Earth on its spindle
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Revolving and Orbit are similar?
True
False
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What is a Gas Giant?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
large planet mostly composed of nitrogen and hydrogen
large planet mostly composed of air
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Which best describes "rotate"?
Running around a stadium.
Jumping up and down.
Laying in bed.
Spinning a ball on your finger.
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What is object X?
the moon
Earth
Saturn
Sun
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Which planet does Planet X represent?
Saturn
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
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Which planet spins on its side?
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Uranus
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What is the Solar System made up of?
Earth and the moon
9 planets, 1 Sun
8 planets, 1 Sun
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You decided to use a walnut to represent the Earth. What would be the best choice to represent Jupiter and why?
The radish because it is red.
The pea because it is the smallest.
The head of lettuce because it is the largest.
The grape because it is about half the size of the walnut.
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What are all of the planets in the solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, and Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
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What is a Red Planet?
Jupiter
Neptune
Venus
Mars
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This image shows the meaning of "geocentric".
False
True
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What is an Orbit?
A sphere
The name of a planet
A regular path that one object in space takes around another one
