How big is the solar system compared to the milky way?

The solar system is 0.0032% of the milky way

Where is the asteroid belt located?

Between the inner and outer planets

both rotate & revolve around a planet

is rock, stony, or metallic debris

Which of the following is NOT true of a comet?

it has a head of metal and 2-part tail

Choose the correct order of the planets

Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Choose the correct description of the image:

the earth revolves around the sun

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1
How big is the solar system compared to the milky way?
Science has no idea
The solar system is 0.0032% of the milky way
The solar system is larger than the milky way
The solar system is 50% the size of the milky way
2
Which planet is the smallest?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Mercury
3
A comet is...
Rocky, stony, metalic debris
Made of ice, dust, and rocks
Found between Mars and Jupiter
Smaller than an asteroid
4
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
7
11
9
5
Which is NOT true of the inner planets?
they rotate faster
they revolve faster
they are smaller
they are rocky
6
Where is the asteroid belt located?
After the outer planets
In between Earth and Mars
In between Jupiter and Saturn
Between the inner and outer planets
7
Moons....
do not move in space
both rotate & revolve around a planet
burn gases like a small star
are man-made satellites
8
The path around the Sun is called a(n)...
orbit
spin
twirl
rotation
9
Which is NOT true of the outer planets?
they are more dense planets
they all have rings
they have many moons
they rotate faster
10
An asteroid...
is rock, stony, or metallic debris
emits light in irregular pulses
can be the size of a pebble
Has a crater in its nucleus
11
Which object in our solar system has the most UNUSUAL orbit?
pluto
meteoroid
asteroid
comet
12
What force keeps that planets in their same order?
Centripetal Force
Inertia
Black holes
Gravity
13
What is the 5th planet from the Sun?
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
14
This rocky body in space is smaller than an asteroid
a meteorite
a meteoroid
a planet
a meteor
15
This planet is furthest from the Sun
Pluto
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
16
Most objects in our Solar System orbit
the asteroid belt
the Moon
the Sun
a black hole
17
Which two planets have have unusual rotations?
Saturn and Mars
Venus and Saturn
Uranus and Mars
Venus and Uranus
18
Which of the following is NOT true of a comet?
it has a highly elliptical orbit
it travels out beyond Neptune
it tails always points away from the sun
it has a head of metal and 2-part tail
19
Choose the correct order of the planets
Mars,Earth, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mars,Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Neptune, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus,Venus
20
What has rings?
the Gas Giants
a comet
the inner planets
asteroids
21
The following picture shows...
the colors of Earth
the North & South Pole
Earth's Rotation
Earth's Revoluton
22
Which planet is tilted on its side?
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
23
Choose the correct description of the image:
the sun rotates around the earth
the sun revolves around the earth
the earth rotates around the sun
the earth revolves around the sun
24
A shooting star is really a....
meteorite
meteoroid
meteor
star
25
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Venus
26
Gaseous planets are also ...
less dense
farther from the sun
all are true
larger
27
The inner planets are...
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Uranus, Earth, Venus, Pluto
Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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The outer planets are known as the ...
Gas dwarfs
Terrestrial planets
Rocky planets
Gas giants

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