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Basic understanding of our solar system and it's interactions.
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None of the inner planets have?
Moons
Atmospheres
Orbits
Rings
2
The planet with the longest year is?
Mercury
Venus
Neptune
Jupiter
3
How long does an earth rotation take?
1 week
1 day
1 year
1 month
4
Pluto is a dwarf planet because?
It does not have a clear orbit
It does not orbit the sun
It is not rocky
It does not have a moon
5
The distance between us and Neptune is best measured in?
Light Years
Kilometers
Miles
Astronomical Units
6
How many planets are there currently?
9
8
7
12
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Which of these is NOT a requirement to be a planet
Having an atmosphere
Orbiting a star
Being spherical
Having a clear orbit
8
We see the sun move across the sky because
The earth revolves
The sun rotates
The sun revolves
The earth rotates
9
Which of these planets is the largest?
Venus
Earth
Neptune
Mars
10
Why can we not visit other stars?
They are too hot
They are too big
We cant see them
They are too far away
11
Which of these is not a quality of the inner planets?
Rocky
Many moons
Warm
Small
12
These objects are made of dust and ice and travel around the outer solar system?
Quasar
Dwarf planet
Asteroid
Comet
13
The planet that is closest to the sun?
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Uranus
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What does a light year measure?
Speed
Distance
Mass
Time
15
Our seasons here on earth are due to
Our distance from the sun
Earth's rotation
Axis tilt
The orbit of the moon
16
How much time is there between full moons?
1 week
10 years
1 year
1 month
17
The nearest star is how far away?
4 trillion miles
4 billion kilometers
4 Astronomical units
4 light years
18
Which moon phase has the right half lit up?
1st quarter
3rd quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
19
The largest planet?
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
Earth
20
These objects emit radiant energy
Planets
Stars
Asteroids
Comets
21
Which planet has the most moons
Jupiter
Earth
Neptune
Uranus
22
Which statement is NOT true about solar eclipses?
They are caused by the shadow of the moon
They occur within the umbra of the shadow
They occur as often as lunar eclipses
They affect a large area
23
One trip around the sun results in?
A day
A month
A week
A year
24
What unit should be used to measure the distance from Earth to Mars?
Light year
Astronomical Unit
Meter
Kilometer
25
The stars we see at night are located?
Outside our solar system
In the Oort cloud
Between Mars and Jupiter
In the Kuiper belt
26
In a lunar eclipse, which object creates the shadow?
Moon
Earth
Venus
Sun
27
A small rocky body that is orbiting a planet is called?
An asteroid
A Meteor
A planet
A moon
