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Mercury is the ________ planet from the sun.
First
Second
Third
2
Neptune is blue because of all the
Methane
Water
Oxygen
3
True or False: We only have 4 inner planets and 4 outer planets.
True
False
4
Mars does have the solar system’s largest ________.
Rings
Moons
Volcanoes
5
True or False: Venus is the third brightest object in the sky.
True
False
6
Scientist believe that a ______________ hit Uranus making the planet orbit the sun on its side.
A rocket ship
Aliens
Large moon or small planet
7
Jupiter’s moon Io is very interesting because…
All of the above
It has geologic activity
It has active volcanoes
8
The order of the inner planets from the sun is as follows.
Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth
9
Venus is considered to be Earth’s twin or sister planets because…
It has the same exact atmosphere and temperatures as Earth
It almost as big as the Earth and is almost as dense
It has Volcanoes and liquid water just like Earth.
10
All planets, moons, and asteroids orbit the sun in the same direction and in the same plane.
False
True
11
Did the men from Apollo 13 survive the mission?
Yes
No
The mission was faked
12
True or False: Neptune is the only planet that cannot be seen with the unaided eye.
True
False
13
When the moon is 100% dark what is that called...
1st Quarter
Full Moon
New Moon
14
Uranus is famous for its ______.
Size
Tilt
Rings
15
Saturn is best known for …
Its rings
Its moons
Its size
16
Venus is really weird in that it is the only planet in the solar system that…
Spins in the opposite direction compared to all other planet
Has large volcanoes and has liquid water
Orbits the wrong way and in a different plane
17
Juno orbits Jupiter in a pole to pole orbit to study Jupiter. Why did Juno have to do that?
Jupiter’s Magnetic field is too strong
Jupiter would crush Juno with its gravity
Jupiter’s wind storm could have broken Juno
18
Did we land on the moon on Apollo 13?
We have never landed on the moon
No
Yes
19
Mars doesn’t get very hot and can get cold. Why is this?
It is too small to get warm.
It is too far from the sun
It is the fourth planet from the sun and has a very thin air
20
True or False: Our moon is the 5
th
largest moon in the solar system.
True
False
21
There are 4 theories for how the moon formed. Which is the most popular?
Formed together
Impact theory
Hijack theory
22
Mars is a very interesting planet because …
It has dead volcanoes
It is red
It may have water on it
23
Just like the other gas giants most of the heat on Uranus comes from…
The sun
Other stars
Deep within the planet
24
True or False: Our planet (Earth) is the center of the solar system.
True
False
25
Neptune is the only planet that…
Cannot be seen with the naked eye
Can be seen with the naked eye
Has faint rings
26
True or False: We have 9 planets in our solar system.
True
False
27
Mercury, Venus, Mars Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus can all be seen with the unaided eye.
False
True
28
Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system because….
Venus is the closest planet to the sun
Very thick atmosphere that traps heat and doesn’t let it go
It has no atmosphere to block the suns heat
29
Pluto is no longer a planet because
All of the above
Orbits the sun differently than the other planets
It has not cleared its orbital path
It is too small
30
When the moon is 100% lit up what is that called?
3rd Quarter
Full Moon
New Moon
31
What splits up the solar system up into inner planets and outer planets?
The Kuiper Belt
The Asteroid belt
Your pants belt
32
The Order of the outer planets from the sun is as follows
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
33
Jupiter’s moon Europa is very interesting because…
It has water
All of the above
It could have life
34
True or False: Our solar system formed from a cloud of dust and gas called a nebula.
False
True
35
What is the region called after the Kuiper belt?
Interstellar space
The Oort cloud
A black hole
36
Some evidence for the impact theory is that…
The moon has rocks that are almost the same
Explains the low iron mass of the moon
Explains our tilt
All of the above
37
Jupiter is the __________.
Has more mass than the sun
Has the largest rings in the solar system.
Largest planet in the solar system
38
True or False: Pluto is the last Planet.
False
True
39
Saturn is number 2 to the planet _______ in size, number of moons, length of day and wind speed
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
40
Why don’t we see the other side of the moon?
We have
the moon is tidal locked
The moon is flat
41
What is the region called after Neptune?
The great beyond
The Kuiper belt
The Asteroid belt
42
Neptune is the…
Largest moon in the solar system
9th planet
8th and last planet
43
The band of rock and ice that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter is called….
The Kuiper belt
The Oort cloud
The Asteroid belt
44
Mercury has a huge change in temperature from the dark side of the planet to the light side...
It has no atmosphere to keep or reflect heat
A day on Mercury is 88 Earth days long
It is so close to the sun
All of the above.
45
How did we learn about what the moon was made of?
We sent men to the moon to bring back moon rocks
We have telescopes that can see what the moon is made of
We guessed
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Mars has the volcano Olympus Mons. It got really big because…
We launched 40 missions to see it.
Mars doesn’t have tectonic plates that move like Earth does
Mars was really crazy
