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Solar System & Intro to Space
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A #science quiz about the #SolarSystem and introduction #space stuff
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What is the giant red spot on Jupiter?
A pimple
Gas
A storm
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What is the name of the Galaxy in which we are located?
The Andromeda Galaxy
Virgo
The Milky Way Galaxy
The Super Galaxy
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What is the definition of a solar system?
A system of stars that are held together by gravity
A sun orbiting around a collection of planets and moons
The collection of planets and moons that orbit around a sun
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What is an astronomical unit?
The mean distance from the center of Earth to the Sun
The distance light travels in one Earth Year
186,000 miles per second
149.6 million kilometers
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Which planet is NOT a gas planet?
Uranus
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
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What is the speed of light?
299,792,458 meters per second
149.6 million kilometers
92.96 million miles
186,000 miles per second
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What element make the dust on Mars so red?
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Iron
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Which two planets have rings?
Saturn and Mars
Saturn and Jupiter
Saturn and Uranus
Jupiter and Uranus
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What is the farthest planet from our sun?
Neptune
Pluto
Earth
Uranus
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What about Earth makes it perfect to support life?
It has water and a good gravitational pull
Its a good temperature, has water and oxygen
It's gravity and oxygen avaliability
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Which planet is NOT a solid planet?
Venus
Saturn
Mercury
Earth
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What is a light year?
The mean distance from the center of the Earth to the Sun
299,792,458 meters per second
149.6 million kilometers
The distance that light travels in one Earth Year
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What is a Galaxy?
the spherical region of the Universe that can be observed
A system of solar systems that are held together by gravity
A system of planets orbiting around a sun
The milky way
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Is our solar system the only solar system in space?
Um yes total!
No way!
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Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Pluto
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Do all planets have the same gravitational pull?
Yes Yep Totally
No Nope No way
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What is the region found between Mars and Jupiter where most of our asteroids are found?
The Rocky Road
The Asteroid Belt
The Comet Belt
The Asteroid Cluster
