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Gravity causes objects to?
fall
soar
fly
float
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The Sun, planets and their moons, asteroids, dwarf planets, comets and meteors all make up?
the solar system
space
galaxy
milky way
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What is NOT a characteristic of the outer planets?
Rocky
Gaseous
Farthest from the sun
Large
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What does the word "solar" mean?
hot
the sun
in space
bright
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What does rotate mean?
revolve around another object
spin around an axis
bounce off another object
go up and down
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What is a relatively small, rocky object that orbits the sun?
a meteor
an asteroid
a planet
a moon
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What is an orbit?
a path behind an object
a path through an object
a path towards an object
a path around an object
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What is the source of the Sun's energy
Nuclear Fusion
cosmic energy
radiation
gravitational attraction
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Where does nuclear fusion in the Sun happen
on the surface
in space
at the Sun's core
in the sun spots
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the four planets furthest from the sun are called?
inner planets
the milky way
outer planets
hot planets
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A chunk of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere and is heated by friction with the air is?
a comet
a planet
a meteor
an asteroid
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Large bodies that revolve around the Sun or another star are called?
moons
planets
orbits
stars
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In which galaxy did our solar system form?
Milky way
Centaurus
Andromeda
Snickers
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The Mercury, Mars, Earth and Venus are called?
the outer planets
the inner planets
the hot planets
the large planets
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Mars and Neptune are?
stars
planets
asteroids
nebulas
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What holds the Earth in orbit?
magic
the force
orbits
gravity
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What is a huge system of gas, dust, and stars?
a comet
the inner planets
the galaxy
the outer planets
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The attraction between Earth and objects at or near its surface is caused by?
rotation
gravity
orbiting
magnetics
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When objects collect matter over time gaining mass we call it ________.
appendage
accretion
amassing
acceleration
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What is the sun?
planet
meteor
star
asteroid
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What is NOT a characteristic of the inner planets?
relatively small
rocky
gaseous
closer to the sun
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What theory do most scientist believe caused the solar system to form?
Evolution
Big bang
Relativity
Nebular
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Our solar system is one part of a larger?
system
orbit
galaxy
unit
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The Sun and all the objects around it are a part of the?
solar system
a grouping
a chain
galaxy
