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Duplicate of Solar System & Intro to Space
Duplicate of Solar System & Intro to Space
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A #science quiz about the #SolarSystem and introduction #space stuff
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What is an astronomical unit?
149.6 million kilometers
The distance light travels in one Earth Year
The mean distance from the center of Earth to the Sun
186,000 miles per second
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The brightest star in the night sky is
Proxima Centauri
The Sun
UY Scuti
Sirius
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What is a light year?
149.6 million kilometers
The distance that light travels in one Earth Year
299,792,458 meters per second
The mean distance from the center of the Earth to the Sun
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What is the giant red spot on Jupiter?
A storm
Gas
A pimple
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Which planet is closest to the sun?
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Pluto
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Which planet is NOT a gas planet?
Neptune
Uranus
Mars
Jupiter
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What is a Galaxy?
the spherical region of the Universe that can be observed
A system of planets orbiting around a sun
The milky way
A system of solar systems that are held together by gravity
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What is the speed of light?
299,792,458 meters per second
149.6 million kilometers
92.96 million miles
186,000 miles per second
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Do all planets have the same gravitational pull?
Yes Yep Totally
No Nope No way
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What about Earth makes it perfect to support life?
It has water and a good gravitational pull
It's gravity and oxygen avaliability
Its a good temperature, has water and oxygen
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What element make the dust on Mars so red?
Iron
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
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What is the definition of a solar system?
A sun orbiting around a collection of planets and moons
A system of stars that are held together by gravity
The collection of planets and moons that orbit around a sun
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How many galaxies are there in the universe?
Thousands
Hundreds
One
Millions maybe billions
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Is our solar system the only solar system in space?
No way!
Um yes total!
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Which two planets have rings?
Jupiter and Uranus
Saturn and Uranus
Saturn and Jupiter
Saturn and Mars
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What is the farthest planet from our sun?
Neptune
Earth
Uranus
Pluto
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Which planet is NOT a solid planet?
Venus
Saturn
Earth
Mercury
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What is the name of the Galaxy in which we are located?
The Super Galaxy
Virgo
The Andromeda Galaxy
The Milky Way Galaxy
