What is an elliptical shape?

Shaped like an oval or stretched out circle

A force of attraction between objects in space

The Andromeda Galaxy is what?

The closest galaxy to our galaxy

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Unit Review on the Solar System

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1
What is missing from the terrestrial planets: Earth, Mars, Mercury
Jupiter
Pluto
Ceres
Venus
2
An AU is an Astronomical Unit. What is the distance of an AU?
93 million years
93 million light years
45 million miles
94 million miles
3
Where do you find most asteroid in our solar system?
The Oort Cloud
Orion's Belt
The Keiper Belt
The Asteroid Belt
4
Texas is a big state. What object in our solar system can compare to Texas?
The Moon
Asteroid X249
Pluto
Ceres
5
What is the ISS?
International Space Satellites
Irrational Space Spiders
International Space Station
International Space Suits
6
What does the word "lunar" refer to?
The moon
To the dishes
To space exploration
To crazy people
7
The dwarf planet Ceres is found in the _______________.
Keiper Belt
Oort Cloud
Asteroid Belt
Belt of Orion
8
Where would you find a meteor?
In the atmosphere of a planet
In the Asteroid Belt
In space
On the surface of a planet
9
The distance across the center of an object is called what?
The diameter
The void
The diametric
The Equator
10
What is an elliptical shape?
Shaped like a perfect circle
Shaped like a stretched out pillow
Shaped like an oval or stretched out circle
Shaped like an egg
11
Gravity is what?
A force of attraction between objects in space
A lack of force from the core of a planet
A force that pulls larger objects into smaller ones
A force that is created by a planet's magnetic field
12
True or False: A medium sized star will eventually become a black hole.
Hey, that's a trick question
True
False
13
Rotate means what?
To make an elliptical shape
To revolve around a moon or planet
To spin off an axis
To spin on an axis
14
A chunk of rock in space is called what?
A meteoroid
A meteorite
A mess
A meteor
15
The Andromeda Galaxy is what?
The furthest galaxy from our sun
The closest galaxy to our galaxy
The closest star to our sun
The name of the galaxy where Alpha Centauri is located

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