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Questions based on the Virginia 6th grade Solar System SOL
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What do we call the huge loop of gases on sun's surface?
corona
photosphere
sunspot
prominence
2
What does ROTATE mean?
to go around a central point
to turn on its own axis
to move in a straight line
3
Which country was the first to launch an artificial satellite?
Soviet Union
U.S.A
England
4
The phases of the moon, eclipses, and tides are caused by
The position of the Earth, Sun, and Moon
The position of the moon
The position of the sun
The position of the Earth
5
What is an asteroid?
a meteoroid that is burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
a small chunk of rock or dust in space
a rock almost planet sized that orbits the sun
a chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun
6
Name the natural satellite of Earth
the Moon
Venus
Mars
a meteor
7
What causes tides?
Earths gravitational pull on itself
the suns gravitational pull
the moon phases
the moons gravitational pull
8
The sun gets its energy from _________.
nuclear air
gravity
nuclear fusion
nuclear fission
9
What is Revolution?
The turn on an axis
Orbit around a central point
spinning in place
moving in a straight line toward something
10
Which planet seems to be tipped on its side?
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
11
What is a meteoroid?
a chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun
a rock almost planet sized that orbits the sun
a meteoroid that is burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
a small chunk of rock or dust in space
12
What is the largest planet?
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
13
Which planet has a rotation backwards from all the other planets?
Venus
Mars
Earth
Mercury
14
Planets and their moons stay in orbit because of
Fission
Gravity
Air
Fusion
15
How far have humans explored space?
The sun
The Moon
The Earth
Jupiter
16
What is the only object in our solar system that produces its own light?
Sun
Earth
Moon
Comet
17
Copernicus later said that the __ was the center of the planets?
Sun
Jupiter
Moons
Earth
18
What is a comet?
a rock almost planet sized that orbits the sun
a meteoroid that is burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
a chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun
a small chunk of rock or dust in space
19
Which planet has water in solid, liquid, and gas states?
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Earth
20
What country sent the first man into space?
U.S.A
England
Soviet Union
21
Who was the first person to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969?
John Young
Neil Armstrong
Charles Duke
Buzz Aldrin
22
The sun is a ball of hydrogen and helium gases.
TRUE
FALSE
23
How far have space probes explored?
The moon
The Sun
All of the Milky Way
Beyond our Solar System
24
How long does it take for the Earth to REVOLVE around the Sun?
2 days
28 days
24 hours
1 year
25
What is Day and night is caused by?
The revolution of the moon
The rotation of the Earth
The revolution of the Earth
The rotation of the moon
26
The sun, planets, moons, comets, meteors, and ________ are all included in our Solar System
asteroids
Fision
meteorites
meteroids
27
What is the shape of the orbits of the planets?
zig zag
nuclear
ellipitical
straight
28
Early Greeks said that the _____ was the center of the universe.
Sun
Moon
Earth
Jupiter
29
How long does it take for the Earth to ROTATE on its axis?
1 year
2 days
24 hours
28 days
30
What is a meteor?
a small chunk of rock or dust in space
a chunk of ice anddust that orbits the sun
a meteoroid that isburning up in Earth’s atmosphere
a rock almost planetsized that orbits the sun
31
What occurs when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun?
New Moon
Lunar Eclipse
Full Moon
Solar Eclipse
32
The moon has no atmosphere, no weather, and only 1/2 of Earth gravity.
TRUE
FALSE
33
What planet is NOT one of the OUTER gaseous planets
Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
34
Which planet has a reddish surface?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth
35
Where is the asteroid belt located?
between Earth and Mars
between Jupiter and Saturn
between Mars and Jupiter
between Uranus and Neptune
36
What planet is NOT considered an INNER planet?
Earth
Venus
Jupiter
Mercury
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What is the smallest planet?
Mars
Mercury
Earth
Venus
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What causes Mars to have a reddish surface?
mostly made of rock
mostly made of helium
mostly made of iron oxide (rust)
mostly made of oxygen
