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5th Grade Solar System Review
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1
What are spherical objects that orbit around a star and are alone in their orbital path?
comets
meteors
planets
stars
2
Which of the following spherical objects has not cleared its orbital path?
Mars
Pluto
Earth
Saturn
3
True or False Both Inner and Outer planets have spherical shapes and orbit the sun.
True
False
4
Having many moons is a characteristic of which set of planets?
Inner Planets
Outer Planets
5
Which of these are characteristics of the Outer Planets? (More than one answer)
Colder Temperatures
Warmer Temperatures
Shorter orbit
Composed of mostly gases
6
What do you call small bodies of ice, water, and frozen gases, that orbit the sun?
asteroids
meteors
planets
comets
7
Which of the following are characteristics of the Outer Planets? (More than one answer)
Made up of mostly gases
Shorter orbit
Longer Orbit
Larger in size
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Why do nighttime stars appear so much smaller then the sun?
The stars are much smaller
The stars are farther away
The sky is darker at night
The stars are closer than the sun
9
What are natural objects that orbit around a planet due to the planet's gravity?
moons
stars
comets
meteors
10
Earth orbiting the sun is caused by the same force as which of the following?
Sunlight traveling to the planets.
A compass needle pointing to the North Pole.
An object falling toward the surface of the Earth.
A meteor hitting the moon.
11
What are metallic rocky bodies that orbit the sun but are too small to be called a planet?
comets
meteors
stars
asteroids
12
Which of the following are characteristics of the Inner planets? (More than one answer)
Longer Orbit
Rocky material
Warmer Temperatures
Closer to the sun
13
What are spherical objects that orbit the sun, but have not cleared out their orbital path?
Planets
Satellites
Dwarf Planets
Moons
14
What are smaller metallic particles or chunks that enter Earth's atmosphere from space?
meteoroids
probes
asteroids
planets
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Which of these are NOT characteristics of the Outer Planets? (More than one answer)
Colder Temperatures
Longer orbit
Warmer Temperatures
Composed of mostly rock
