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1
What is a astronomical unit
A yard
A centimeter
The length of a ruler
The average distance between earth and the sun
2
This planet has a strong greenhouse effect, making it the hottest in our solar system.
Earth
Venus
Saturn
Mars
3
How is the suns energy produced
Nuclear Fusion With Carbon & Hydrogen
Nuclear Fusion With Nitrogen & Hydrogen
Nuclear Fusion With Hydrogen & Helium
Nuclear Fusion With Hydrogen & Oxygen
4
Saturn's density is about _____ that of water
3 times
2 times
2/3
1/2
5
What is the difference between a meteor and a meteroite
Meteorites pass through the atmosphere; meteor hits Earth
Meteorites have a tail; meteors do not
Meteors have a tail; meteorites do not
Meteors pass through the atmosphere; meteorite hits Earth
6
What are the outer planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Mercury
Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and Earth
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
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Rotation creates...
day and night
the four seasons
8
Gravity is...
a basic mechanical device for applying force and doing work
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
a force that pulls objects together
the standard unit of measurement of force
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What is inertia?
force that acts between materials
property of a body to resist change to its state of motion
Friction
Newton's first law
10
How any stars are there in the Milky Way
200 Million
400 Billion
200 Billion
about 190 billion
11
Compared to other stars, the Sun is a
tiny star
gas giant
supernova
medium sized star
12
What is the order of the gas giant planets?
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus
Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter and Saturn
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter
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What is Mercury's Orbit Period?
88 Days
93 Days
56 Days
103 Days
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A revolution is...
Spinning on an axis
Rotating around an object.
15
This planet has no atmosphere.
Neptune
Mars
Mercury
Venus
16
What's at the center of the Milky Way?
a neutron star
a supermassive black hole
a planet
a star
17
What are the characteristics of the outer planets?
made of gas
all of the answers are correct
many moons
rings
18
The Milky Way is a ____ galaxy.
spiral
irregular
lenticular
elliptical
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What is an asteroid?
A small rocky body that orbits the sun
A small rock that is seen going across the sky
A song
A rock that hits earth
