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Solar System- Mrs. Halley FMS
Solar System- Mrs. Halley FMS
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Quiz over the planets in our solar system.
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What is the sun?
galaxy
moon
planet
star
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Which bodies are composed primarily of rock and metal?
asteroids and meteors
stars and meteors
comets and asteroids
comets and stars
3
How can scientists collect information about Jupiter's surface?
send astronauts
send probes
use telescopes
study it from the moon
4
What keeps the Earth from being pulled into the sun?
gravity
its rotation on its axis
centripetal force
the earth's sideways motion
5
The inner planets are different from the outer planets mainly because they are
small and rocky
small and gaseous
large and rocky
large and gaseous
6
Which of these planets has the coldest surface temperature?
Jupiter
Earth
Mercury
Neptune
7
Which is in order from smallest to largest?
Earth, moon, sun
moon, Earth, sun
sun, Earth, moon
sun, moon, Earth
8
Identify the force that keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth.
gravity
centripetal force
the sun
its sideways motion
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This force is a pull between all objects. It is the force that gives us weight on Earth.
fission
mass
weight
gravity
10
The main difference between terrestrial planets and gas giants is
their size
their temperatures
their composition
their distance from the sun
11
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
sun
12
Why is it so hot on Mercury?
its slow rotation allows more sunlight to reach the surface
its atmosphere holds in heat
it is so close to the sun
the same side always faces the sun
13
__________ form a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
asteroids
meteors
comets
meteoroids
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What is the sequence of outer planets in order from the sun?
Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter
15
The planets in our solar system move around the sun because of
mass
rotation
gravity
revolution
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The planets closest to the sun are called...
outer planets
terrestrial planets
iron planets
gas giants
17
What is not a reason why life probably does not exist on the outer planets?
too small to colonize
made of gas
no air to breathe
very cold
18
What causes the moon to orbit the Earth?
its rotation
the sun
tides
gravity
19
Which planet has the greatest diameter?
Mercury
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
20
Our sun is composed primarily of
helium
hydrogen
silicon
oxygen
21
Which of these is NOT large and gaseous?
Mars
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
22
Why doesn't a person feel a gravitational force between him/herself and another person?
the moon''s gravity cancels it out
the Earth's gravity cancels it out
the rotation of the Earth cancels it out
the sun's gravity cancels it out
23
The variables _______ and _________ affect the gravitational force between objects.
weight, gravity
mass, weight
gravity, distance
mass, distance
24
Between which pair of objects would the LARGEST gravitational attraction be?
small bird and person
person and earth
small bird and earth
ant and earth
