Which option correctly ranks the objects in order of proximity to the sun (closest to farthest)

Asteroids, Jovian Trojans, Centaurs, Trans-Neptunian Objects

When do planets move the fastest in their orbits?

when they are closest to the Sun

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1
Which of the following did New Horizon study?
Vesta
Saturn
Charon
trojans
2
What celestial body is this?
Eris
Earth's Moon
Haumea
Ceres
3
What celestial body is this?
2007 OR10
Mars
Makemake
Haumea
4
Which of the following dwarf planets lacks a (mostly) spherical shape?
Oumuamua
Eris
Haumea
Makemake
5
What celestial body is this?
Eris
Makemake
Charon
Pluto
6
What celestial body is this?
Eris
Mimas
Ceres
Pluto
7
Which moon is the closest to the size of its planet/dwarf planet?
Phoebe
2007 OR10
Charon
Mimas
8
What celestial body is this?
Oumuamua
Spaceship
Interstellar Object
2007 OR10
9
What celestial body is this?
Makemake
Charon
2007 OR10
Pluto
10
What celestial body is this?
Ceres
Haumea
Mimas
Phoebe
11
Which of the following is a feature of Mimas?
Herschel Crater
retrograde orbit
7-9 km deep canyon
lunar regolith
12
Which dwarf planet is red(ish)?
Mars
2007 OR10
Pluto
Makemake
13
What celestial body is this?
Phoebe
Haumea
Oumuamua
Mimas
14
Which option correctly ranks the objects in order of proximity to the sun (closest to farthest)
Jovian Trojans, Asteroids Trans-Neptunian Objects, Centaurs
Jovian Trojans, Asteroids, Centaurs, Trans-Neptunian Objects
Asteroids, Jovian Trojans, Centaurs, Trans-Neptunian Objects
Asteroids, Jovian Trojans, Trans-Neptunian Objects, Centaurs
15
What celestial body is this?
Charon
Ceres
Phoebe
Pluto
16
What celestial body is this?
Eris
Pluto
2007 OR10
Ceres
17
What is this?
Partial Lunar Eclipse
Partial Solar Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse
Total Lunar Eclipse
18
What celestial body is this?
Charon
Eris
Pluto
Phoebe
19
Where is Oumuamua from?
a planet
outside the Solar System
the Kuiper Belt
science fiction
20
When do planets move the fastest in their orbits?
orbits are circular and symmetric so there is no way to tell
when they are furthest from the Sun
when they are closest to the Sun
they move at the same speed the entire time

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