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In what way is an asteroid different than a meteoroid?
Asteroids give off their own light, butmeteoroids produce any light.
Asteroids are perfectly round, and meteoroidsare irregular shapes.
Asteroids are larger than meteoroids.
Asteroids move faster than meteoroids.
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What includes the sun, the eight planets that orbit the sun and their moons, and other objects that orbit the sun?
sun
model
solar system
moon
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What is a large body in space that looks like a planet but is too small to be one?
meteorite
dwarf planet
comet
asteroid
4
What is a smaller body in orbit around a planet?
dwarf planet
sun
moon
planet
5
In what way is an asteroid like a meteoroid?
Both asteroids and meteoroids are located mainlyin the asteroid belt.
All of the above
Both asteroids and meteoroids orbit the sun.
Both asteroids and meteoroids are made of rock.
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What is a very large body that orbits the sun and which has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit?
moon
planet
dwarf planet
sun
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What is a rocky object that revolves around the sun?
asteroid
meteorite
comet
meteor
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What is a representation of how something looks or works?
model
solar system
planet
moon
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What is the planet with the largest moon?
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Mercury
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How are distances to planets usually measured?
astronomical units
miles
kilometers
light years
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What is the star around which the planets revolve called?
sun
dwarf planet
moon
planet
12
How are distances to stars usually measured?
light years
kilometers
astronomical units
miles
13
How long does it take planet Earth to make one revolution?
24 hours
it changes all the time
365 1/4 days
12 hours
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Why was Pluto’s name removed from the list of planets?
The definition changed
They didn't like it anymore
Pluto disappeared
Pluto shrank in size
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What is a bright streak of light that passes through the Earth's atmosphere and are sometimes called shooting stars?
comet
meteor
meteorite
meteoroid
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Where is the asteroid belt located?
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between Mars and Jupiter
closest to the sun
between Venus and Earth
17
What is one full spin of an object on its axis?
rotation
solar system
model
revolution
18
What determines the length of a planet’s year?
sun
rotation
revolution
moon
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Which of the following have the greatest effect on planet Earth?
Saturn and Uranus
the sun and our moon
the stars in the Milky Way galaxy
Mars and Venus
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What causes stars to give off light and heat?
distant galaxies
the sun
nuclear fusion
the night sky
21
What determines the length of a planet’s day?
sun
rotation
revolution
moon
22
What is the movement of one object in orbit around another object?
revolution
solar system
model
rotation
23
What is a scientist who studies space objects and their composition and motion?
astronaut
astronomer
meterologist
dwarf planet
24
Why did ancient people call the planets “wanderers?”
They looked like shooting stars
They were spinning in circles
They seemed to move around in the sky
You have to move from place to place to see them
25
What is a ball of ice, dust, and gases that travels through space and orbits the sun?
asteroid
meteor
meteorite
comet
26
What is the planet with the most moons?
Earth
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
27
Which of the following is not a part of our solar system?
many stars
comets
sun
planets
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What is a small piece of rock or metal that travels in orbit around the sun?
meteoroid
meteor
asteroid
comet
29
Why does Mercury have the shortest year?
IDK
It is closest to the sun
It spins really fast
It rotates really fast
30
Which of the following is not a gas giant?
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Uranus
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What effect do the sulfuric acid clouds surrounding Venus have on that planet?
All of the above
Makes it really smelly
Makes it really hot
It allows us to live there
32
What is the planet that rolls on its side?
Mars
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
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What is the planet with the only moon that revolves backwards?
Earth
Mars
Neptune
Saturn
34
How would your weight on Jupiter compare to your weight on Earth?
Weigh less on Jupiter
None of these
Weigh more on Jupiter
Weigh the same on Jupiter
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What is a piece of a meteoroid that lands on Earth after passing through the atmosphere?
meteorite
comet
asteroid
meteor
