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Solar System Review 1
Solar System Review 1
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1
Which planet is often referred to as the Red Planet?
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
2
What provides the continuous supply of comets?
The Kuiper Belt
The Milky Way
Kirkwood Gaps
The Oort Cloud
3
What do we call a meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere?
Meteorite
Meteor
Comet
Meteoroid
4
It takes Earth 24 hours to rotate around its axis one time.
True
False
5
Which planet is the brightest in the solar system?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Uranus
6
Which planet is the largest in our solar system?
Jupiter
Neptune
Earth
Saturn
7
Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
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How many tails does a comet have?
3
6
2
4
9
How many moons does Earth have?
0
1
3
2
10
How long does it take Earth to make one revolution around the sun?
500 days
365 days
300 days
425 days
11
Methane gas gives which of the planets its distinctive blue color?
Neptune
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
12
Our solar system is located in the Milky Way Galaxy.
False
True
13
The outer planets are also called the gas giants.
True
False
14
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
11
9
10
15
Which of the outer planets is known for having the most rings around it?
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
16
Saturn is the only outer planet (gas giant) that has rings around it
True
False
17
What is the Kuiper Belt?
A region in the solar system containing a large amount of asteroids.
A region containing asteroids, comets, and other bodies of ice.
A meteor shower near the constellation Orion.
A galaxy consisting of a rotating disk of stars and gas.
18
Which of the planets in our solar system is the only one that supports life?
Venus
Mars
Earth
Mercury
19
The sun is a star.
False
True
20
What is the curved path a planet takes around the sun called?
orbit
gravity
rotation
hemisphere
21
Which of the dwarf planets was considered a planet until 2006?
Pluto
Eris
Makemake
Ceres
