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1
Which is the only planet with liquid water?
Mars
Jupiter
Earth
Saturn
2
When it is Winter in the southern hemisphere, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?
Winter
Fall
Spring
Summer
3
Water is found in all 3 states (phases) on only one planet in our solar system. Which one?
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Earth
4
Planets are further apart as you travel away from the sun. Which of the following planets would be FARTHEST apart?
Earth and Mars
Mercury and Venus
Jupiter and Saturn
Uranus and Neptune
5
What celestial body has the greatest gravitational pull?
the sun
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
6
Because Earth is at the perfect distance from the sun, we are not to hot and not too cold. This is known as the...
End Zone
Jack and Jill Zone
Twilight Zone
Goldilocks Zone
7
Which is the correct order of the planets from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
8
Which planet has 21% oxygen in its atmosphere?
Earth
Uranus
Neptune
Venus
9
What percent of Earth is covered in water?
53%
23.5%
71%
97%
10
Which planets are smaller and closer to the sun?
Dwarf
Jupiter and Mars
Jovian
Terrestrial
11
Which planet has a revolution period of 88 days and has no moons?
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
12
What two things are responsible for our seasons?
Mr. Bower and Ms. Sepe
Cold and warm weather
Gravity and Rotation
Tilt of the axis and Revolution
13
Mercury has less gravity than Earth. If you went to Mercury, how would your weight and mass compare?
both would decrease
Weight would decrease, mass would stay the same
Mass would increase, weight would stay the same
both would stay the same
14
What gas protects us from harmful UV rays?
Ozone
Oxygen
Natural
Methane
15
If the sun was larger, it would be much hotter. What would happen to the Earth?
It would also grow bigger
We would become to warm to support life
We could roast marshmallows by throwing them into the air
The Earth would turn into a gas giant
16
Waxing means the part of the moon we see is growing. This is a waxing gibbous moon. What phase would be next?
First Quarter Moon
New Moon
Waxing Crescent Moon
Full Moon
17
Which is the only planet with visible rings from Earth?
Mercury
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
18
What does the amount of gravity depend on?
Mass and distance
Weight and color
Chemical makeup and mass
Size and volume
19
How long does it take the moon to go through all of the phases?
60 days
two weeks
about a month
about a week
20
Which terestrial planet has the longest revolution?
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Venus
21
What planet is almost the same size as Earth?
Uranus
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
22
What really cool thing happens when the Sun, the moon and the Earth are lined up?
the most EXTREME tides
School is closed
Mr. Bower turns into a werewolf
there are meteor showers
23
What force holds the moon in orbit around the Earth?
Magnetism
Gravity
Jedi
Glue
24
The moons of Jupiter were discovered because of what invention?
microscope
telescope
rocket ships
combustion engine
25
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin
Jim Lovell
Niel Strongarm
Niel Armstrong
26
Is it Winter in the northern or southern hemisphere?
southern
northern
27
What is located between Mars and Jupiter?
Dr. Hasting's Belt
Venus
the Asteroid Belt
McDonalds
28
What keeps the planets in orbit?
the sun's gravitational pull
Jupiter's gravitational pull
the moon's gravitational pull
Earth's gravitational pull
29
What causes day and night?
orbit
revolution
Light or no light
rotation
30
The tilt of the Earth's axis and our Revolution are responsible for which of the following?
lime jello
night and day
seasons
years
31
Who discovered the first four moons of Jupiter?
Copernicus
Galileo
Ptolemy
Isaac Newton
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What was NASA's goal back in the 1960's?
Shoot asteroids
Fly in space
Land on the moon
Go to Jupiter
