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Topic 6: Solar System
Topic 6: Solar System
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Topic 6: Solar System taught using Savvas curriculum.
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Which star is largest when viewed from Earth? Star 1 = 13 lightyears, Star 2 = 15 LY, Star 3 = 4 LY. Star 4 = 8 LY.
Star 3
Star 1
Star 4
Star 2
2
Which statement is true?
The outer planets are all very dense.
Everything is false.
Outer planets are smaller than inner planets.
The outer planets are much larger than the inner planets.
3
Moon - satellite made of rock and ice that orbits a planet
True
False
4
Uranus orbits the sun on its side.
True
False
5
Sun - Huge ball of very hot matter that gives off energy
True
False
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Define Star
A giant ball of hot, glowing matter
Someone who is famous in a movie
An animal in the ocean.
The planets, asteroids, and comets that orbit the sun as well as the moons.
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A large round piece of rock and ice that revolves around a planet.
Comet
Meteoroid
Asteroid
Moon
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Sometimes Comets have trails. Other times, they do not. What might cause the comet's trail to appear and disappear.
The sun illuminates a comet's trail. Too far from sunlight = no trail.
It got a hair cut to get rid of the tail.
When the comet feels happy it will show its trail for all to see.
The comet never had a trail.
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How something looks
None of the above.
Apparent
How something looks
Appearance
10
The asteroid belt is between which two planets?
Earth and Mars
Jupiter and Saturn
Mars and Jupiter
Saturn and Uranus
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What is this object? What is its tail made of?
Comet, Gas and Dust
Comet, Gas and Ice.
Asteroid, ice.
Asteroid, Energy
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The rock planets closest to the sun
Outer planets.
Outfield Planets
Inner Planets
Infield Planets
13
Jupiter DOES NOT have 67 moons
False
True
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Provide two differences between Earth and Mars
Mars has longer orbit than Earth Mars has 2 moons, Earth has one.
They are the same planet. This quiz is a lie.
Earth's surface has landmasses & Mars' has iron rich materials rust.
Mars is blue and Earth is red. Mars has one moon and Earth has two moons.
15
Please click the correct statement comparing the sun and planets
Planets give off energy; the sun does not.
Planets are all made of solid materials; the sun is made of gasses.
Planets orbit the sun the sun is at the center of the solar system.
Plants have an atmosphere, the sun does not.
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The
apparent
brightness of a star depends on ____, but the
actual
brightness of the star depends on its _____
Distance from Earth, Temperature
Distance from Sun, Temperature
Inner Core, Outer Core
Distance from Earth, Corona
17
What is the curved path of an object around a star, a planet, or a moon
I need to study
The path
A journey
Orbit
18
A planet's rings are made of ice, dust, and rock.
False
True
19
Mercury has the thinnest atmosphere.
True
False
20
Comets and Asteroids both orbit the sun
False
True
21
Earth's atmosphere DOES NOT allow life.
False
True
22
Saturn has many rings
False
True
23
All non star space objects move around the sun in _____ orbits. The sun's ___ helps these objects stay in alignment.
Variable, Gravitational Pull
Variable, Fixed
Fixed, Gravitational Pull
Gravitational Pull, Fixed
24
Venus is NOT the hottest planet.
True
False
25
What are 3 characteristics all inner planets have?
Orbit Sun, Rock Surface, Large Size
Orbit Sun, Solid Rocky Surface, Atmosphere
Orbit Sun, Rock Surface, NO Atmosphere
Orbit sun, Many Moons, No Atmosphere
26
Neptune is the coldest planet.
True
False
27
The planets, asteroids, and comets that orbit the sun, as well as the planets' moons.
The Solar System
The Universe
The Multiverse
The Galaxy
28
The sun's energy is generated in its ____________. The ________ and convective zone carry that energy to the surface.
Core, Radiative
Corona, Radiative
Photosphere, Radiative
Chromosphere, Radiative
29
Why are the sun and the Alpha Centauri star system brighter than other stars visible to us on Earth?
They aren't brighter.
They are the closest to us. Sun is only star in our system.
They alpha centauri system is our solar system
They are brighter because they are hotter than every other star in space.
30
Which planet has the longest year?
4
3
2
1
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Which layer of the sun's atmosphere can always be seen with the unaided eye?
Chromosphere
Photosphere
Corona
Convective Zone
32
What are 3 things that can be done to improve this diagram of the outer planets?
Reverse the order of planets. Make them tiny. Draw comets.
Draw Neptune closer to the sun. Draw Uranus on its side. Color the sun.
Draw asteroid belt. Draw rings around Saturn. Make Jupiter much larger.
Nothing, it is perfect the way it is.
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Comet - Chunk of ice and rock that has an elliptical orbit around the sun.
False
True
34
Which planet is Uranus?
7
5
8
6
35
Characteristic
To study carefully.
To look closely at something.
A trait that can help identify something.
How something looks.
36
Two Factors that affect how bright a star appears in the night sky are temperature and distance
True
False
37
The four large planets farthest from the sun that are made of ice and gasses
Inner planets
Middle planets
Outer planets
None of the above
38
Order stars from closest to farthest. Star 1 = 13 lightyears, Star 2 = 15 Lightyears, Star 3 = 4 light years. Star 4 = 8
4, 3, 2, 1
1, 2, 4, 3
3, 4, 1, 2
2, 1, 4, 3
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Asteroid
A large round piece of rock and ice that revolves around a planet.
A chunk of rock in space that orbits the sun.
A giant ball of hot, glowing matter.
A chunk of rock, dust, and ice with stretched out orbits around the sun.
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Which planet represents Earth?
1
3
4
2
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Planet - Not a huge body of matter that travels around the sun.
True
False
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Asteroid - Not a chunk of rock that orbits the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
False
True
43
What are the two circles?
Circle 1 is moon Circle 2 is a planet.
Circle 1 is planet, Circle 2 is moon.
Circle 1 is planet, circle 2 is star.
Circle 1 is planet, circle 2 is sun.
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Mars has two moons.
True
False
45
A bright light is coming towards you from a distance, which fact is true?
The light seems to get brighter as it gets closer.
The light is actually getting brighter as it gets closer.
The light gets smaller as it gets closer.
The light seems to get dimmer as it gets closer.
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Comet
A chunk of rock, dust, and ice with stretched-out orbits around the sun
A giant ball of hot, glowing matter.
A chunk of rock in space that orbits the sun.
A large, round piece of rock and ice that revolves around a planet.
