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Objects in our Solar System
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what 2 objects are the most volcanic in the solar system?
earth and mars
Io and earth
venus and earth
venus and Io
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what objects are smaller, irregular shape, orbit the sun, can have natural satellites, and cannot clear its orbit
moons
asteroids
dwarf moons
comets
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where did the frozen leftovers come from to make comets?
kuiper belt
asteroid belt
gas giant planets
terrestial planets
4
Moons can be icy, pebble size, oceanic, volcanic, habitable, and orbit clearing
False
True
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what is the object? orbits sun, no natural satellites, diameter of 5432 km, sphere shape, clears orbit.
asteroid
planet
dwarf planet
moon
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object that obits sun , but cannot clear its orbit?
planet
dwarf planet
moon
dwarf moon
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iron has caused this planet to have a red surface?
mars
venus
earth
saturn
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what connection does the earth and comets have?
amino acids
tholin
proteins
water
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what planet was hit by a solar system object and is virtually laying on its side?
venus
jupiter
uranus
neptune
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which is the smallest planet in our solar system?
venus
mercury
moon
mars
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unit of measurement that is equal to the distance of Earth to the Sun?
kilometers
astronomical unit
light year
parsec
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set of objects that are made up of mostly gas and rids orbit of objects
terrestial planets
dwarf planets
gas giant planets
asteroid belt
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what is a frozen mass of ice and rock?
moon
meteroid
comet
asteroid
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what did cassini discover?
saturns rings are 3000 miles wide
cassini division
all of these
saturns rings are divided
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which planet has the densest atmosphere not even meteors get through?
saturn
neptune
jupiter
venus
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what is the farthest point in an orbit from the sun?
aphelion
orbit proximity
elliptical
perihelion
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when an object in our solar system turns on its own axis?
revolution
orbit
gravitation period
rotation
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An object that rid its orbit of debris?
comet
planet
dwarf planet
moon
19
what is the order of planets from the sun?
mercury, venus, mars earth, jupiter,saturn uranus, neptune
mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, neptune, uranus
mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
mercury, venus, earth, mars, saturn, jupiter, uranus, neptune
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what can the gravity of a moon do to a planet depending on the distance away?
rotation
pressuring
orbit
nothing
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what planet is the only one with an exosphere?
mercury
venus
jupiter
earth
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object with a extreme orbit that orbits Sun and can come from all directions?
dwarf planet
comet
asteroid
meteoroid
23
what planets were not ones visible with the naked eye?
neptune and saturn
mercury and uranus
mecury and neptune
neptune and uranus
24
What are natural objects that orbit other objects?
star
asteroid
moon
satellite
25
a moon can orbit a planet in the opposite direction as the planets rotation?
False
True
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what are the chemical building blocks on some moons?
tholin
amino acids
water
carbon
27
what terrestial planet is the farthest from the sun?
earth
mars
mercury
venus
28
what part of the orbit is one closest to the sun?
perihelion
helion
closehelion
aphelion
29
what moon was used as the inspiration in the star wars movies?
mimas
triton
callisto
titon
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what planet is farthest from the sun?
neptune
uranus
pluto
mercury
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what probe will scientists use to further their understanding of comets?
cassini
rosetta
kepler
discovery
32
What do gas giant planets have in common?
gas, moons, rings
hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide
helium, water, sulfur
methane, ammonia, rings
33
what object has a hurricane like storm, called the big red spot?
uranus
saturn
jupiter
neptune
34
what items in our solar system can be made into a moon by gravity?
asteroids and meteors
asteroids and comets
asteroids and dwarf planets
asteroids only
35
who discovered the rings of saturn
herschel
huygens
galileo
cassini
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what planet has the most interesting terrain?
venus
mars
earth
saturn
37
What Comet just blew apart, being the largest cometary explosion ever recorded?
hale bopp comet
halley's comet
van allen comet
holmes comet
38
what is the largest moon in our solar system?
mimas
callisto
triton
ganymede
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what is it called when a object goes around the sun?
red and blue
revolution
orbit
rotaton
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what does the coma, large dust cloud, around a comet make?
solid round center
freezes the comet
forms the comet
tail we see
41
what makes venus and uranus different from other planets?
apparent grade rotation
leisuregrade rotation
retrograde rotation
prograde rotation
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What object in the solar system is the only one to have life?
moon
earth
mars
venus
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which planet has the fastest winds?
saturn
jupiter
neptune
venus
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Moons, planets, start as dust particles, clump together, form rocks, boulders that slowly get bigger called___________.
accretion
pressuring
snowballing
edificing
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who discovered uranus?
cassini
galileo
herschel
huygens
46
what planet is called earths sister?
pluto
venus
mars
uranus
47
set of objects that clears its orbit made from rock?
gas giant planets
dwarf planets
terrestial planets
moons
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What did the Stardust probe tells us about Comets?
they are all unique
they are all the same
they are round in the middle
they are made of ice and rock