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Analyze/identify characteristics of objects in our solar system that allow life to exist.
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Which planet is considered a dwarf planet?
Moon
Meteor
Uranus
Pluto
2
Which planet has 21 years of summer and winter?
Venus
Saturn
Uranus
Mercury
3
What is the Earth's moon surface covered in?
dust and carbon dioxide
sulfuric acid and dust
dust and rocky debris
rocky debris and more rocks
4
Which planet only rotates clockwise?
Jupitar
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
5
Pluto is considered a-
galaxy
dwarf planet
asteroid
regular planet
6
Which planet is in the picture?
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
7
What is a characteristic of a
GAS GIANT
?
Move slow in space
Made of rock and metal
Move quickly in space
Have rings and many moons
8
In
Astronomical Unit,
how far is the Earth from the sun?
11AU
.53AU
.38AU
1AU
9
Ceres is classified as the largest what?
asteroid
dwarf planet
regular planet
IDK
10
The Earth's moon
produce
light from the sun?
True
False
11
The period of
revolution
is-
time it takes to rotate (spin) around once
time it takes to revolve around the sun
12
The planets are named after what? (except earth)
Roman & Greek goddess
Hinduism gods
Italian gods
Horoscope gods
13
How long does it take for the
Earth
to
rotate
?
12 hours
365 years
365 days
24 hours
14
When was Pluto discovered?
1900
1930
2000
1920
15
What is the
eight
planet?
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
16
Which planet is in the picture?
Neptune
Earth
Sun
Moon
17
Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Pluto, are considered what?
Gas giants
Small rocky planets
Asteroid belt
Comets
18
Uranus has how many dark rings?
4
5
11
1
19
how long does it take Saturn to
revolve
around the sun?
30 years
20 years
20 days
30 days
20
How long does it take the
Earth's moon
to complete 1
ROTATION
?
24 hours
7 days
29 days
30 days
21
What are the inner planets?
Saturn Mercury, Earth, Pluto
Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury
Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth
Uranus, Saturn, Venus, Mars
22
Which planet is in the picture?
Mercury
Neptune
Uranus
Earth
23
How many moons does Pluto have?
2
1
4
3
24
Which planet has clouds of sulfuric acid?
Mars
Venus
Moon
Mercury
25
which planet is the
SECOND LARGEST
?
Jupitar
Earth
Mars
Saturn
26
Which planets are considered
dwarf planets
?
Deimos
Charon
Ceres
Eris
27
Which planet is in the picture?
Saturn
Eres
Jupiter
Mars
28
How long does it take the
Earth
to
revolve
(orbit)?
365 years
365 days
24 hours
24 days
29
What planets are outside the asteroid belt?
Jupiter, Earth, Marcury, Neptune and dwarf planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mars, Mercury, and dwarf planets
Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and dwarf planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and dwarf planets
30
Olympus Mons is on what planet and what is it?
Neptune, largest tornado
Mars, largest volcano
Mars, largest tornado
Neptune, largest volcano
31
Which planet is in the picture?
Saturn
Mercury
Uranus
Neptune
32
Pluto takes how long to
revolve
around the sun?
1.4 earth days
248 earth days
.72 earth days
248 earth years
33
Mars appears
RED
because
rust
blood
Red dye
iron oxide
34
Dwarf planets have a weaker gravity compared to regular planets?
False
True
35
Earth is the fourth planet from the sun?
True
False
36
Which planet is the
LARGEST
?
Earth
Jupitar
Saturn
Mars
37
What is the meaning of
retrograde rotation
?
bacward
upside down
sideways
forward
38
Which planet takes 1.9 Earth years to revolve?
Mercury
Saturn
Mars
Uranus
39
What is the name of Pluto's moon?
Ceres
Dysnomia
Charon
Earth
40
What is the
LARGEST
volcano in out solar system?
Olympus Mons
Mount Tambora
Karakatoa
Mount Olympus
41
Our solar system consist of how many planets?
7
5
8
9
42
Which planet is in the picture?
Uranus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
43
What planet rotates on it's side?
Venus
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
44
Neptune is
BLUE
because
Methane gas
Iron oxide
Helium
Carbon dioxide
45
Stars produce light
False
True
46
Saturn has rings made of?
metal & rock
fire
pluto
ice
47
What is the sixth planet from the sun?
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Mars
48
What planet
rotates
the fastest?
Mercury
Uranus
Jupitar
Neptune
49
What is the name of Saturn's largest moon?
Tethyus
Iapetus
Dione
Titan
50
What is a light year
Buzz from star command Toy story movie
light bulbs collected in a year
solar system
the distance lights travels
51
Planets reflect light
True
False
52
How many
Astronomical Units (AU)
is Pluto?
15AU
9.5AU
39.5AU
30.1AU
53
What's the coldest planet in the solar system?
Mercury
Pluto
Neptune
Jupitar
54
Which two planets have volcanoes? (besides Earth)
Uranus & Pluto
Venus and Neptune
Mars & Venus
Mars & Neptune
55
Which planet is in the picture?
Mercury
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
56
Which planet is considered Earth's "
sister planet
"(
twin
)
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
57
Which planets have
NO MOONS
?
Mars & Neptune
Venus & Mars
Mercury & Venus
Mercury & Mars
58
Jupiter has how many known moons?
4
9
16
12
59
Dwarf planets are larger than regular planets?
True
False
60
What are characteristics of small rocky planets?
Very heavy, move fast in space, 2 moons, 5 rings
light, move fast in space, many rings
very heavy, move slow in space, no rings, few moons
Light, move fast in space, no rings, few moons
