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Planetary Perception - An overview of our Solar System
Planetary Perception - An overview of our Solar System
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An overview assessment of our Solar System
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The Sun is the brightest star in our solar system because ...
It is the biggest star in our solar system
It is the closest star to our Earth
It is not the brightest star in our solar system.
The Sun is not a star.
2
What lies between the Rocky planets and the Gas Giants?
The Asteroid Belt
Nothing!
A row of black holes
The Kuiper Belt
3
Which of the planets rotates on its side?
Earth
Uranus
Jupiter
Venus
4
Half of the lunar cycle where illumination appears to grow is called vexing.
True
False
5
The only planet in our solar system that can sustain life is ?
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Venus
6
The basic definition of a planet is ?
A celestial body that orbits around a star.
A celestial body in space that is spherical.
Any celestial body in space.
A large celestial body in space.
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Which of the following planets is the closest to the Sun?
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Earth
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If the gravity on Mars is less than that on Earth, how would that effect your weight on Mars?
More
Less
Same
9
Which are the gas giants?
Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter
Jupiter, Neptune, Mars, Uranus
Earth, Venus, Neptune, Saturn
Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn
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Which is the best answer for the time it takes Mercury to orbit around the Sun?
365 days
249 years
11.86 years
88 days
11
Which planet rotates clockwise, instead of counterclockwise like all of the rest?
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Earth
12
What is the correct order of planets from the closest to the Sun to the farthest from the Sun?
Earth Venus Mars Mercury Jupiter Uranus Neptune Saturn
Mercury Venus Mars Earth Juptier Uranus Neptune Saturn
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Mars Earth Venus Mercury Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
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The biggest planet of our solar system is ?
Jupiter
Earth
Neptune
Saturn
14
Which of the following is the brightest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
Neptune
Earth
Venus
15
What are two things that exist on Earth that allow life?
water, oxygen
Sun, oxygen
Sun, water
oxygen, carbon dioxide
16
Which of the following planets is the most distant from the Sun?
Neptune
Pluto
Mars
Saturn
17
What is at the center of our solar system?
Venus
Earth
Sun
Milky Way
18
The Rocky planets include the following:
Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn
Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars
Earth, Venus, Mercury, Neptune
Jupiter, Earth, Venus, Mars
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Why is the surface of Mars red in color?
It is merely the reflection of the Sun.
It is not red!
There is a lot of blood on the surface.
The surface has a high content of iron
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In what unit do we measure distances from the Sun to the planets?
miles
astronomical units
kilometers
astronomical miles
