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Solar System
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A study guide to help students learn about the solar system.
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1
What formation is at the center of our solar system?
Saturn
the moon
Earth
the sun
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How long does it take for Earth to make a complete rotation?
24 hrs
12 months
a little more than 365 days
6 months
3
Which of the following is an outer gassy planet?
Venus
Uranus
Mars
Earth
4
The word "solar" means _____
star
planets
sun
moon
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How long does it take for Earth to orbit the sun?
24 hrs.
a little over 365 days
12 months
6 months
6
Earth is the ____ planet from the sun.
4th
3rd
6th
5th
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What is the path each planet travels around the sun called?
orbit
rotation
revolution
turning
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What is a self-luminous object that shines through the release of energy called?
moon
planet
astroid
star
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Which is NOT one of the 3 parts of the inner planets?
Mantle
Core
Ozone
Crust
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What part of the solar system is located between Mars and Jupiter?
the Kuiper Belt
the Oort Cloud
the astroid belt
the heliopause
11
Which planet has the most moons?
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
Uranus
12
What is formed when a meteorite slams into the ground creating a hollow area?
an astroid
a moon
a crater
a planet
13
What do we call the sun, planets, and all objects that orbit the sun?
solar system
revolution
astroid belt
rotation
14
Earth has ____ moon.
4
1
63
2
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What is the turning or spinning of a planet on its axis called?
spinning
rotation
revolution
turning
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How many planets are in our solar system?
9
3
5
6
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What causes the seasons to occur?
The rotation of the moon
The heat of the sun
The tilt of the Earth
The rotation of the Earth
18
Which planet is considered a dwarf planet?
Jupiter
Mercury
Pluto
Mars
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What do we call scientist who study things in space?
geologists
astronomers
biologists
spaceologists
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Which of the following is an inner rock planet?
Mercury
Neptune
Uranus
Pluto