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Science Solar System Quiz (4th Grade - Delta Science - DSM)
Science Solar System Quiz (4th Grade - Delta Science - DSM)
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all the gases around a planet
heat
axis
atmosphere
light
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Earth has seasons because.....
it has perihelion and aphelion
it has water
it rotates in a clockwise direction
it has a tilted axis and revolves around the Sun
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frozen chunk of dust, ice and gases that revolves around the Sun
Comet
Asteroid
Meteor
Meteoroid
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The hottest planet in our solar system is...
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are know as the __________________________.
rocky planets
inner planets
gas giants
blue giants
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What is a nickname for a meteor?
moon
shooting star
gas giant
asteroid
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huge ball of glowing gas that gives off light and heat
moon
comet
star
planet
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imaginary line around which a planet rotates
axis
orbit
atmosphere
equator
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object that travels around another object in space
satellite
asteroid
atmosphere
gravity
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force that keeps each planet in its path around the Sun
push
gravity
pull
friction
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What does the word "solar" mean?
Having to do with the Earth
Having to do with the Moon
Having to do with the Sun
Having to do with the Solar System
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What is the term for a point in a planet's orbit when it is CLOSEST to the Sun?
revolution
aphelion
ellipse
perihelion
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How many stars are in our solar system?
1,000,000
1,000,000,000
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None
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time it takes a planet to rotate once
month
day
year
week
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A light year is a measure of ______________________.
distance
stars
weight
time
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a star and all the objects that travel around it
galaxy
inner planets
universe
solar system
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What is the term for a point in a planet's orbit when it is FARTHEST the Sun?
ellipse
aphelion
perihelion
revolution
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Why does Earth have day and night?
it rotates on its axis
it revolves around the Sun
its orbit is an ellipse
its axis is tilted
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What are the four inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter
Venus, Earth, Mercury, Mars
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter
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bowl-shaped hole formed when a space object hits a planet
atmosphere
asteroid
star
crater
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What does this describe:
hard and rocky, with rings and few moons
gas giants
inner planets
outer planets
solar system
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The name of the SHAPE of a planet's orbit as it moves around the Sun
square
circle
ellipse
eclipse
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A year on another planet may be longer than a year on Earth because.....
the planet is closer to the Sun than Earth
the planet rotates more slowly than Earth
the planet has a bigger orbit than Earth
the planet is bigger than Earth
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time is takes a planet to complete one revolution around the Sun
month
day
week
year
