The Cassini probe which orbited Saturn for many years:

Was crashed deliberately into Saturn.

In science class, you should never

Talk while the teacher is talking.

If you have something to say in science class, you should:

Raise your hand for permission to speak.

Pluto was once a planet, but not since it:

Was reclassified as a dwarf planet.

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The Solar System

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Introduction to the solar family of planets.

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1
Space probes from Earth have reached or flown past every planet except:
Andromeda
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
2
The Cassini probe which orbited Saturn for many years:
Is now drifting in interstellar space.
Was crashed deliberately into Saturn.
Is still sending back images and data.
Crashed into the rings and exploded.
3
Venus is unusual because it:
Rotates backwards.
Orbits the wrong way.
Is covered in dense rain forests.
Is named after a mythological character.
4
The Huygens probe was a part of the Cassini mission. It landed on:
Mercury.
Jupiter.
Venus.
Titan.
5
The surface of Venus is hot enough to melt lead due to
Intense lightning storms.
Ridiculously thin ice caps.
Lack of flowing water.
Runaway greenhouse effect.
6
I should treat everyone and everything in this classroom with:
Deference
Diligence
Curiocity
Respect
7
In science class, you should never
Do your work.
Learn anything.
Listen.
Talk while the teacher is talking.
8
The Cassini space probe launched in 1997. In 2017, it crashed into
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
9
Long ago, Mars had flowing water and a much denser
Core and mantle
Surface
Atmosphere
Gravitational field
10
If you have something to say in science class, you should:
Keep quiet in case you are wrong.
Throw a broken pencil at your friends.
Raise your hand for permission to speak.
Yell it as loud as you can before you forget.
11
A terrestrial planet is made mostly of:
Gasses like hydrogen.
Rock and metals.
Cross-linked axons.
Water and ice.
12
This collection of objects lies between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter.
The Asteroid Belt
The Kuiper Belt
The Van Allen belt
The Utility Belt
13
Mercury is the smallest planet. It is also the _________ planet.
Weirdest
Densest
Hottest
Lightest
14
Compared to the outer planets, the four inner planets are:
All of these.
Closer to the Sun.
Warmer.
Smaller and more solid
15
Neil Armstrong is the first human:
To make footprints on the Moon
To orbit the Earth
In space
To arm-wrestle a Martian (“Strong-Arm Armstrong”)
16
Jupiter is the largest planet. Yet, it has no
Solid surface
Natural satellites
Atmosphere
Weather
17
The planet with the tallest volcano and largest canyon:
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth
18
Mars is red because:
It is embarrassed to be seen near Uranus.
It is covered lakes of glowing lava.
It is quickly moving away from the Earth.
Iron oxides in its soil.
19
Pluto was once a planet, but not since it:
Became Micky Mouse’s dog.
Was reclassified as a dwarf planet.
Became unstable and flew out of its orbit.
Imploded into a black hole, which is also called Pluto,
20
Because of its dense atmosphere, Venus has relatively few
Impact craters
Superheated weasels
Clouds
Storms

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