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Topic 6 Elevate Science Solar System
Topic 6 Elevate Science Solar System
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1
The path around the sun is called an orbit
True
False
2
The brightness of a star depends on what?
size
temperature
How popular it is
Answers blue and yellow
3
Which is an example of a star?
Comet
Earth
Moon
Sun
4
A shooting star is another name for what object?
Asteroid
Comet
Meteor
Planet
5
A satellite that orbits a planet
sun
moon
comet
meteor
6
A chunk of rock and ice that travels in an elliptical orbit around the sun is a ___________.
moon
asteroid
meteor
comet
7
All planets have the same rotation and orbit.
True
False
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Why might a comet lose its tail?
It is disorganized
It is made of hot gas.
It is too far from the sun.
It is traveling in the wrong direction.
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A large body of matter that travels around the sun is a planet
True
False
10
What causes the tail of a comet?
It grows with age.
Its icy outer layer melts when it goes around the sun.
It is an adaptation.
It is a build up of cosmic dust
11
How does the moon help the Earth?
The Earth has something to look at.
The gravitational pull stabilizes the Earth's wobble as it rotates.
It gives the Earth a friend.
It is the closest thing to the earth.
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The outer planets are known as
The Gas Giants
The fabulous 5
13
Most asteroids are found in a belt between what two planets?
Mercury and Venus
Saturn and Uranus
Earth and Venus
Mars and Jupiter
14
The inner planets have more moons that the outer planets.
False
True
15
Why is the Sun the brightest star even though there are bigger stars in our universe?
It has the most gas.
It the smartest.
It is the warmest.
It is the closest.
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What are constellations?
Stars named by famous people.
Groups of stars that make an imaginary picture in the sky.
17
How do you measure distance in space?
Kilometers
Years
Meters
Light years
18
What are the differences between the sun and the stars you see in the night sky?
color and size
size and distance from the Earth
temperature and distance from the Earth
sun has 3 letters and stars have 5
19
A huge ball of very hot matter that gives off energy is
a heater
a star
a planet
the sun
20
This is an asteroid. True or False?
True
False
