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Solar System review for 6th Graders (according to the UTAH state core)
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Which is NOT a characteristic of a DWARF Planet?
be spherical in shape
bigger than Pluto
great enough gravity to clear the area of space junk
orbit around the sun
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The closer the planet is to the sun, the faster is revolves!
True
False
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What is RIGHT with this model of the Solar System?
The size of the planets
The planes are all in a line
The order of the planets from the sun
The distance between the planets
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Why was PLUTO demoted to a dwarf planet?
too many small planets were discovered
It had too many moons
it had too much ice on it
Eris was discovered
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What is NOT a characteristic of Jupiter?
Is a Jovian Planet
It has a ring system
It's giant red storm is over 300 years old
It is nearly the size of the sun
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What is NOT true about a comet?
They form out in the Kuiper Belt
The destroyed all the dinosaurs
The tail always points away from the sun
They have head and a tail
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What is NOT a characteristic of VENUS?
it's thick atmosphere traps heat so it is the hottest
it is the 5th biggest planet
covered in craters, mountains, and volcanic lava flows
It is the deadly goddess of beautry
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If you looked back at the Solar System from Pluto, what would the sun look like?
a barely visible star
a bright star
a huge ball of burning gas
nothing, its too far away
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If the sun disappeared, what would the solar system be like?
Very dark and cold
All the planets would go spinning off into space
the same as it is now
very different than it is now
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What is an Astronomical Unit?
8 minutes at the speed of light
A very long way
The distance from the Sun to Earth
A unit used to measure stuff in space
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Which is NOT a way early astronomers used to observe the night sky?
Hot air balloons
The planet movements
The constellations
Telescopes
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What is a celestial object?
an exalted being
An angel
any object smaller than a planet
all the different objects that make up our universe
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What is NOT a tool that a modern astronomer has used to explore the solar system?
alien technologies
space probes
a radio telescope
manned space exploration
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Which is NOT a characteristic of Uranus?
It has an axial tilt
It has the second most rings of all the planets
Methane gas causes it to appear blue in color
The fourth largest planet in the Solar System
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What is NOT a characteristic of Mercury?
88 Earth Day Year
one moon
nearest planet to sun
Rocky
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What has become a major barrier to sky watching through telescopes?
too many satellites
iPads and Aps are way better
too many city lights
too many airplanes
17
What is a meteorite?
a shooting star
a small asteroid
a bit of rock in space
a meteor that has hit the earth
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Which planet doesn't have a moon?
Venus
Mars
Earth
Pluto
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What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
Mercury
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
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How many planets are recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU)?
13 (8 plus five dwarfs)
They still don't know
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Which is NOT a characteristic of Saturn?
It has less mass than Earth
It has a rocky surface
It is the second biggest planet
It has thousands of rings
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What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
the mass of the sun
the gravitational pull of all the planets
a massive black hole sucking it all in
space glue called nebulae
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How did we find out there are RING systems on all four Jovian Planets?
Aliens told us
Galileo saw them
The Hubble Space Telescope
Voyager Space Probe
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Which is NOT a reason that makes space travel difficult for people?
very dangerous
It cost a lot of money
things are too far apart / takes too long
it is impossible to escape Earth's gravity
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Which is NOT a reason why we couldn't live on Venus?
super hot
thick CRUSHING atmosphere
deadly ACID mist
killer LAVA flows
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What is NOT a reason it took Pluto over 85 years to be photographed?
the solar system is a big place
No probe had been programed for a fly by
It was only a dwarf planet
It is way out there
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Where are asteroids found?
Nowhere in the Solar System
ONLY between Mars and Jupiter
In the movies like "The Good Dinosaur" and "Deep Impact"
All over the Solar System
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Which is NOT a characteristic of Neptune?
has more moons than Uranus
Great Dark Spot is a storm
The smallest gaseous giant
The farthest planet from the sun
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Which planet has the MOST moons (according to NASA today)?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
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Which is NOT a characteristic of MARS?
It has two moons that are thought to be captured asteroids
Rusty rocks cover the surface
Has polar ice caps of frozen water and carbon dioxide
It has NO atmopshere
