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Solar System 8th Grade
Solar System 8th Grade
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8th Grade quiz on solar
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Meteroids usually come from:
meteorites
debris from other planets
comets or asteroids
the solar wind
2
What is needed for life to exist on Earth?
hot and cold temperatures
night and day
liquid water
polar ice caps
3
All the terrestrial or inner planets:
are small and rocky
have rings
have liquid water
have moons
4
The three layers of the Earth are the crust, mantle, and
atmosphere
core
water
mountains
5
How are the Earth and Venus similar?
atmosphere
#moons
size
color
6
What is the shape of the orbit of a comet?
long narrow ellipse
spherical
circles
nearly circular ellipse
7
What makes Jupiter different from all the other planets?
its rings
it's elelmetns
its mass
8
Where is the asteroid belt located?
by earth
by jupiter
by the comets
by neptune
9
What is the sun, planets, and moons called?
Solar System
Frozen Zone
Gallaxy
Univers
10
The surface of Mars has ____________ that may have been made by water.
river beds
trenches
craters
polar ice caps
11
The 4 outer planets all:
about the same size as the earth
are made of iron
are larger than the Earth
12
How many stars are in our solar system?
3
2
4
1
13
The atmosphere of gas giants don't escape into space because:
the planet has a strong force of gravityy
the gases turns to solids under pressure
the gases are too heavy
the planets have little mass
14
How are Venus and Mars different?
shape
size
atmosphere
mass
15
When a meteoroid hits the earth, it is called a ...
comet
meteorite
meteor
asteroid
16
Neptune is similar in color to which gas Giant?
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
Earth
17
Why are asteroids not planets?
made of ice
too small
made of gas
too heavy
18
Which is the smallest terrestrial planet?
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Mars
19
Why does Uranus roll like a bowling ball?
because it is
because it is too far from the sun
because of a collision
because that is how it always was
20
When meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere, it produces a streak of light called a:
meteorite
asteroid
comet
meteor
21
The sun makes energy when 4 hydrogen atoms combine to make helium and energy. This is called:
burning fossil fuels
nuclear fusion
law of universal gravitation
nuclear fisasion
