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Properties and Location of the Solar System
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1
The outer planets are mostly ________.
water
rocks and minerals
ice
gas
2
There are ___ planets in our solar system.
8
10
6
4
3
The inner planets are _________.
Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth
Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
4
A meteoroid is __________.
another rocky object moving in space between the planets
an explosion in the asteroid belt
a rock orbiting the sun
a big light in space
5
Why does planet Earth appear blue and green?
Because it has liquid water and green plants
Because of the rocks and minerals
Because space makes it appear blue and green
Because of the gases in the atmosphere
6
A trail of dust and gas that stretches behind the comet as it travels through space
tail
gasser
heat path
dust cloud
7
The inner planets are much colder than the outer planets due to their location to the sun.
False
True
8
A cloud of dust and gas around a comet is called
coma
stoma
dust storm
gas storm
9
The Galilean Moons, discovered by Galileo Galilei, are called _______.
Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn
Pisces, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio
Caesar, Cleopatra, Gemini, Aries
Ganymede, Lo, Callisto, Europa
10
Most asteroids are located ________.
in Earth's orbit
in the rings on the outer planets
in the asteroid belt
near the sun
11
The four outer planets are _____.
Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Neptune
the Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune
12
What are all of the objects in our solar system called?
Space Bodies
Astro Bodies
Solar System Bodies
Celestial Bodies
13
What is the largest mass of gases in the center of our solar system?
the Sun
Jupiter
the Moon
the Space Station
14
The Sun is a star, an extremely hot, dense mass of gases
False
True
15
Asteroids are __________.
rocky objects that float in space next to the earth
rocky objects that orbit the sun
small planets
rocky objects that fall from space onto the earth's crust
16
The inner planets are made up of ______, so, are known as the rocky or terrestrial planets.
Gases
Minerals
Water
Volcanoes and lava
17
Pluto is not a planet because ________.
it has too many moons
it does not orbit the sun
it is square in shape
gravity's not strong enough 2 clear objects from its orbit
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Comets are _________.
rocky objects in the asteroid belt
big lights in space
rocky objects orbiting the Sun
small mass of dust and ice that orbits the Sun
