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Ch. 9 Solar System
Ch. 9 Solar System
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What star is directly above the North Pole and helpful in Navigation?
Big Dipper
Orion
Polaris
Gemini
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A large, round object that revolves around the sun but has not cleared its orbit
planet
dwarf planet
moon
asteroid
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How long is a rotation?
1 month
1 minute
1 year
1 day
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A large, round object that revolves around a star and has cleared its region
constellation
comet
moon
planet
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Day and Night are caused by
Rotation
The Sun
Light Switches
Revolution
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A spacecraft that gathers data without a crew
Space Shuttle
Space Probe
Comet
Solar Flare
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A group of stars that form a pattern
revolution
constellation
comet
solar flare
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The path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet, or moon
yellow brick road
orbit
axis
revolution
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One full orbit around the sun
rotation
axis
revolution
orbit
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An explosive eruption of waves and particles into space
moon
comet
asteroid
solar flare
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Venus is unique because...
It is the 2nd planet from the sun
Rotates in opposite direction
There is a song about it...
it starts with a V
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Outer planets are everything BUT
cold
gasy
hot
large
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A space probe cannot....
Take pictures
Carry an astronaut
Land on a planet
Get Samples
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Inner Planets are everything BUT
gasey
smaller
rocky
hot
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The sun looks so big because
It is close to the Earth
We made it that way
It is yellow
We can't truly measure it
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When a meteor hits Earth's surface
meteorite
meteor
meteoroid
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A natural object that revolves around a planet
asteroid
comet
planet
moon
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Bright streaks of light in the sky
meteorite
meteoroid
meteor
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A rocky mass that is several kilometers wide and revolves around the sun
asteroid
comet
moon
dwarf planet
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One whole spin of an object on its axis
revolution
orbit
rotation
axis
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Revolution causes
Music
Rain
The seasons
Day and Night
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When we are tilted towards the sun, we will experience....
Summer
Spring
Winter
Fall
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Fragments that never enter the atmosphere
meteroid
meteor
meteorite
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Pluto is not a considered a planet because....
It is too far away for scientists to study
it does not clear its orbit
Walt Disney said no
It's too small
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An imaginary line around which an object spins
orbit
solar flare
axis
revolution
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How long is a revolution?
1 year
1 day
1 minute
1 month
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The sun is a medium-sized star
False
True
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Venus is hot because
It is closest to the sun
Its so good looking
Toxic Clouds
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Any of the four planets in our solar system beyond Mars
inner planets
outer planets
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Any of the four closest planets to the sun
outer planet
inner planet
