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Solar System
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A review of the solar system and planets
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True or False: Saturn is hot and dry.
True
False
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Which planet is spinning on it's side?
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
Earth
3
What is a star?
An asteroid that has broken away from orbit
Something you want to get in Mario Kart
A planet which closely resembles the sun
A huge gas sphere that gives off light
4
A large body orbiting a star is called a.......
Sun
Planet
Asteroid
Comet
5
Which planet has the "hottest face"?
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Pluto
6
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Mercury
7
What is the 6th planet closest to the sun?
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
8
Which planet is the only planet with life?
Mars
Earth
Neptune
Pluto
9
The star at the center of the solar system in which everything else orbits is called.....
Sun
Pluto
Asteroids #1837
Mars
10
Which 2 planets have no moons or satellites?
Earth and Mars
Mercury and Venus
Jupiter and Mercury
Venus and Earth
11
How many moons do scientists believe Jupiter have?
63
44
72
14
12
Small, solid objects that orbit the sun. Mostly located between Mars and Jupiter are called...
Comets
Planets
Moons
Asteroids
13
True or False: the temperature changes during the seasons.
True
False
14
The planet Earth, the moon, the sun, and 7 other planets are a part of something called.....
Asteroids
Gravitational Pull
Orbital Cycle
Solar System
15
Which planet is not part of the "inner planets"?
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
Mercury
16
Bright stars that cause a pattern are called....
Constellation
Patternology
System of Stars
Orbit Design
17
A really big group of stars and their planets hanging out together in space is called....
Galaxy
Solar System
Milky Way
Orbit Hang
18
A huge flat spiral shape that the Sun and Earth sit on the edge of the spiral is called.....
Solar System
Galaxy
Orbit Hang
Milky Way
19
True or False: Some stars are closer and brighter than others.
True
False
20
The outer planets are also referred to as.....
Gas Giants
Planet Giants
Giant Planets
Solar System Giants
21
Which planet is the planet with the rings?
Neptune
Mercury
Jupiter
Saturn
22
Which planet orbits the sun the fastest?
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Venus
23
How long do scientists believe the solar system has been around?
1 Billion Years
5 Million Years
1 Million Years
5 Billion Years
24
Which planet is referred as the "red planet" and is most like Earth?
Jupiter
Mars
Neptune
Saturn
25
What is an orbit?
A delicious brand of gum
A curved path that an object travels around something else
The solar system moving in a square-like pattern
A large body orbiting a star
26
During which season does the Earth get the least direct sunlight?
Winter
Summer
Fall
Spring
27
During which season does the Earth get the most sunlight?
Fall
Summer
Winter
Spring
28
True or False: Uranus has 27 moons.
True
False
29
True or False: A mass of ice and dust orbiting the sun is called ice/dust rocks.
True
False
30
What planet is not part of the "outer planets"?
Saturn
Neptune
Venus
Uranus
31
What is the cause for Venus being so hot?
Atmosphere
Size
Orbital Pattern
Gravity
32
True or False: A hole formed by an object impacting a surface is called a crater.
False
True
