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2017- Solar System Test Review for Mrs. Langford's Class at Simmons Middle
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1
This planet is hot enough to melt lead and has a poisonous atmosphere of CO2.
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Uranus
2
To move in a curved path around a central object is called a/an
revolution/orbit
rotation/spin
3
It takes Earth 24 hours to _____________, which gives us our day/night.
all of the above
revolve
reflect
rotate
4
A planet's gravitation pull on an object is determined by two things..
The planets size and its mass
The planets location in space and its atmoshere
The planets weight and its size
The speed of the planets revolution and orbit around the sun.
5
This blue-green gas planet rotates north to south.
Earth
Neptune
Mercury
Uranus
6
A meteor that lands on Earth is called a
meteorite
meteoroid
rock
comet
7
This gas giant is home to the Great Red Spot and the largest moon in our solar system.
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Uranus
8
Which planet has a thin atmosphere and the largest volcano in the solar system?
Jupiter
Earth
Mercury
Mars
9
The Moon's gravitational pull is 1/10 of the Earth's gravitation pull.
False
True
10
The total amount of matter in an object is the ___________________ of an object.
mass
orbit
revolution
weight
11
The distance from the center of the sun to the center of Earth is referred to as
A unbelievable big unit (AUU)
Astronomical Unit (A.U.)
Auburn University (A.U.)
University of Alabama (U.A.)
12
How many seconds should we wash our hands to be considered clean?
60
20
10
5
13
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are all examples of what type of planet?
gaseous
terrestrial
14
A mass of frozen gas, cosmic dust, and ice crystals is a /an....
comet
orbit
falling star
meteorite
15
This planet is heavily cratered and has the fastest revolution of all 8 planets.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
16
How long does it take the ISS to orbit Earth one time?
92 hours
92 minutes
92 seconds
42 minutes
17
A rocky, metallic object in space is a/an
asteroid
comet
meteor
star
18
The asteroid belt is between which two planets?
Venus and Mars
Mars and Earth
Mercury and Venus
Mars and Jupiter
19
What do the initials CDC stand for? (We've been hearing this on the News for the last month)
Center for Dog Control
Center for Disease Control
Corona Disease Control
Center for Diseased Cats
20
The measure of the gravity pulling down on an object is WEIGHT.
TRUE
FALSE
