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Earth's found in the ________________ Galaxy. It includes all you can see in the nighttime sky.
Milky Way
Andromeda
Bode
Black Eye
2
What is a satellite?
It's a moon that orbits a planet.
It's a large asteroid that crashes into a star.
It's a chunk of metal that orbits a moon.
It's a moon that orbits a black hole.
3
This picture shows that most of the "stuff" in our solar system is....
in the sun
in the planets
on Earth
in Jupiter and Saturn
4
I'm the last planet in our Solar System. I've the Great Dark Spot- a violent storm
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
Earth
5
How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution around the sun?
one month
365 days
100 days
24 hours
6
Everything in our solar system revolves around...
a planet
Jupiter
a comet
a star
7
I am the 2nd largest planet. I have the most visible rings and am gaseous.
Uranus
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
8
The solar system is made of....
stars and moons and planets
a star and planets
planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and a star
planets and moons
9
I've poisonous clouds of sulfuric acid & really hot. I'm 2nd from the sun & same size as Earth.
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
10
What does this diagram of the Solar System show?
how big the planets are compared to each other
how long it takes to get to each planet
how big the sun is compared to the planets
how close the planets are to each other
11
What is the
path
called that the Earth takes around the sun?
satellite
orbit
comet
rotation
12
My Great Red Spot is a hurricane. I'm the largest, gaseous planet. A ton of satellites.
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
13
I'm the Red Planet because of rusted iron in my soil. I'm cold with a giant canyon & volcanoes.
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
14
What is a comet?
chunks of glass and dust orbiting a planet
a giant rock orbiting the sun
a chunk of ice and rock revolving around a star
a satellite that revolves around a planet
15
I'm closest to the sun. Days are two extremes-hot or cold. I'm the same size as Earth's moon.
Moon
Earth
Mars
Mercury
16
The outer planets in this picture are...
Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars
Neptune, Saturn, Venus, Earth
Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Pluto
17
Both comets & asteroids orbit the sun. How is an asteroid different from a comet?
comets don't melt
asteroids and comets are exactly the same
asteroids don't have much ice
asteroids don't orbit the sun
18
Other than Pluto, this picture shows all of the...
largest planets
inner planets
outer planets
gaseous planets
19
What two gases make up most of the outer planets of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
hydrogen and oxygen
nitrogen and oxygen
hydrogen and helium
oxygen and carbon dioxide
20
What happens every 24 hours?
the Moon revolves around the Earth
the Earth revolves around the sun
the Moon makes one rotation
the Earth makes one rotation
21
I'm the largest planetary satellite, even larger than Titan. Even bigger than Mercury!!!
Triton
Ganymede
Europa
Io
22
Why does the Earth experience summer, spring, winter, and fall?
The Earth is tilted towards or away from the sun.
It gets closer or farther from the sun.
The Earth spins about itself.
The Earth gets warm during the day and cooler at night.
23
I'm the only planet with a lot of this which sustains life
Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
24
I practically rotate on my side. I'm a large, gaseous planet, 2nd to last.
Neptune
Jupiter
Ganymede
Uranus
25
The orbit that the Earth takes around the sun makes what
shape
?
square
triangle
ellipse
circle
