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Review of Solar System
Review of Solar System
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Preview of solar system
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What is the relationship between gravity and pressure in a nebula?
Gravity reduces pressure
Pressure balances gravity
Pressure decreases gravity
Pressure increases gravity
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What is the unit of measurement for distances outside the solar system?
Miles
Light-Year
Kilometers
Feet
3
The stars with medium temperatures are?
Purple
Yellow and Orange
Blue and White
Red
4
What is a small, orbiting body made of dust, ice, and frozen gases called?
Meterorite
Asteroid
Comet
Meteor
5
TRUE OR FALSE: Mercury is the hottest planet.
TRUE
FALSE
6
What is the correct order of the formation of the solar system?
nebula flattens, planetessimals, planets, sun
planetesimals, nebula flattens, sun, planets
sun, planetesimals, nebula flattens, planets
nebula flattens, planetesimals, sun, planets
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TRUE OR FALSE: Neptune is the biggest planet.
FALSE
TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE: Mars is the smallest planet.
FALSE
TRUE
9
The 3 factors that affect magnitude are?
Color, Size, Shape
Size, Color, Shape
Size, Distance, Temperature
Distance, Temperature, Shape
10
The coolest and dimmest stars are?
Purple
Red
Yellow and Orange
Blue and White
11
What is a chunk of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere and is heated by friction with air?
Asteroid
Meteor
Meterorite
Comet
12
What is the sun and all the bodies that revolve around it?
Solar System
Galaxy
Planets
Space
13
Which of the planets are rocks?
Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
Mercury, Earth, Uranus and Neptune
Earth, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
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How do we measure the brightness of a star?
Galaxy
Magnitude
Light-Year
Protostar
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What is an enormous system of gases, dust, and stars held together by gravity?
Celestial Bodies
Planets
Galaxy
Sun
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TRUE OR FALSE: Saturn is known for its rings.
TRUE
FALSE
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TRUE OR FALSE: Venus has an atmosphere made up of 96% carbon dioxide.
TRUE
FALSE
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TRUE OR FALSE: Jupiter is famous for its Great Red Spot.
TRUE
FALSE
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What are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun?
Meteors
Meteorites
Comets
Asteriods
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TRUE OR FALSE: Earth is the only planet known to support life.
FALSE
TRUE
21
What is a giant sphere of glowing gases?
Moon
Comet
Planet
Star
22
TRUE OR FALSE: The sun is a medium-sized star.
TRUE
FALSE
23
The hottest and brightest stars are?
Red
Blue and White
Yellow and Orange
Purple
24
What is the difference between a nebula and the solar nebula?
nebula has more stars
solar nebula is bigger
solar nebula spins faster creating more stars
nothing - except that our sun came from it
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Which are the 3 types of galaxies?
Spiral, Compound, Hubble
Hexagonal, Irregular, Compound
Irregular, Elliptical, Spiral
Hubble, Elliptical, Hexagonal
