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Solar System Review
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Our Solar System Review: includes the moons phases, planets, asteroids, meteoroids and comets.
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What phase of the moon is this?
1st quarter
waxing crescent
3rd quarter
waning crescent
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Put the planets in order from biggest to smallest
Mercury Mars Venus Earth Neptune Uranus Saturn Jupiter
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Earth Venus Mars Mercury
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Mars Earth Venus Mercury
Saturn Jupiter Uranus Neptune Earth Mars Venus Mercury
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How are asteroids similar to meteoroids?
They are not similar at all
They are the same size
They both don't move
They are made up of the same material
4
What planet is this?
Venus
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
5
What planet is this?
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
Mars
6
What planet is our smallest planet?
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Earth
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Why do we see shooting stars?
The stars are exploding
The stars are dying
meteors are burning up in our atmosphere
The stars are falling from the sky
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What phase is the moon in?
waning gibbous
waxing crescent
waning crescent
waxing gibbous
9
What theory best supports the creation of our universe?
Nebular Theory
Big Bang Theory
Pythagorean Theory
Theory of Relativity
10
What phase of the moon is this?
waning gibbous
waxing gibbous
waxing crescent
waning crescent
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What causes the phases of the moon?
The position of the moon
The position of Earth
The position of the Sun
The position of an asteroid
12
What phase of the moon is this?
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
Waning crescent
13
What theory best supports the creation of our solar system?
The Big Bang Theory
Theory of Relativity
Pythagorean Theory
The Nebular Theory
14
About how long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?
one year
one month
one day
one hour
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What is a comet?
made of gas
a rocky body with ice and dust
it's the same thing as an asteroid
a rocky body
16
About how long does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth?
one year
one month
one hour
one day
17
What planet is this?
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Venus
18
What is the name of the Mars sized object that crashed into early Earth?
Mars
Halley
Temple Tuttle
Theia
19
What phase of the moon is this?
waxing gibbous
new moon
full moon
waning gibbous
20
What phase is the moon in?
Waning crescent
waning gibbous
waxing gibbous
waxing crescent
21
Impact craters are a thing of the past. They no longer pose a threat to Earth or our moon.
False
True
22
What phase of the moon is this?
waning gibbous
new moon
waxing gibbous
full moon
23
What is primarily responsible for Earth's tides?
The Sun
Weather
The moon
Zeus
24
About how long does it take the Earth to spin once on its axis?
one year
one month
one hour
one day
25
What planet is this?
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
26
When a moon appears to be "shrinking" in size we say that it is...
waning
rising
waxing
setting
27
What planet is this?
Venus
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
28
What phase is the moon in?
1st quarter
waning gibbous
waxing gibbous
3rd quarter
29
A natural or artificial body that revolves around larger planets or bodies is called what?
meteor
asteroid
satellite
moon
30
What planet is the largest terrestrial planet?
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
Venus
31
What planet is the largest gas giant?
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
32
What is the Torino Scale?
measures the distance of an asteroid
measures the speed of an asteroid
measures the hazard level of an asteroid
measures the size of an asteroid
33
What is the current theory for the formation of the moon?
The Earth was spinning really fast a piece fell off
A Mars sized object hit Earth
It was floating in outerspace and got caught in Earth's pull
It has always been around since the Earth has
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All planets in our solar system orbit around the sun in what shape?
sphere
spiral
ellipse
circle
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What causes a meteor shower?
A star exploding
We don't have meter showers
Rain falling from outer space
A comet or meteoroid passing through the atmosphere
