Solar System Review

Question 1

What is a lightyear?

Accepted Answer

The distance light will travel in a year.

Question 2

What direction do the sun and stars move?

Accepted Answer

From east to west across the sky.

Question 3

Which planet is considered to be a dwarf planet?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Question 4

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 5

Why does the Moon appear less bright than the sun? (2 possible answers)

Accepted Answer

The brightness of the moon changes as the light from the sun changes., The sun is reflecting its light on the moon's surface.

Question 6

Sebastian says that asteroids are mostly found between Earth and Venus.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

What are asteroids made of?

Accepted Answer

rock and metals

Question 8

What is true about an exoplanet?

Accepted Answer

A planet outside of the Solar System.

Question 9

A Constellation is part of the Solar System

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

The Hubble Space Telescope was created because the Earth's atmosphere bends starlight.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

According to the Ancient Greek myth, Scorpius and Orion are not in the sky at the same time because.....

Accepted Answer

Orion chases Scorpius out of the sky after Scorpius was sent to kill him.

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