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(Not on test) Planet Trivia: On
average
, what is the closest planet to the Earth?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
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(Not on test) Planet Trivia: In which year was Pluto demoted into a "Dwarf Planet"?
2006
2011
2001
1999
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What types of objects would you find in the Kuiper Belt?
Dwarf planets and short period comets
Rocky planets and Gas giant planets
Long period comets and gas giant planets
Gas giant planets and short period comets
4
(Not on test) Planet Trivia: What Planet was known as "George" between 1781-1850?
Pluto
Uranus
Saturn
Earth
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Identify this outer planet known for its rings:
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
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The only planet with liquid water on the surface
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
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The outer planets have all of the following EXCEPT:
Mostly Gas
Many Moons
Iron cores
Rings
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Not on test: What year did this movie come out?
1990
1999
1996
1992
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Not on test: Train had a big hit in 2001 with their song "Drops of ???"
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Venus
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Identify the last planet in the Solar System
Uranus
Earth
Neptune
Pluto
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Not on test: Name the Band that sings this song:
Moby
Beastie Boys
Metallica
Quiet Dynamite
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Identify this object from the Kuiper Belt or Oort Cloud
Star
Asteroid
Meteor
Comet
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Name the Theory for how Solar Systems Form:
Supernova Theory
Solar Nebula Theory
Giant Impact Theory
Big Bang Theory
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This "red spot" can be found on which Outer planet?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
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Identify: Inner Planet / Closest to Sun
Mercury
Pluto
Venus
Earth
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Not on test: What Planet did Lady Gaga sing about in 2013?
Venus
Saturn
Pluto
Mars
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An Astronomical Unit is equal to:
The distance of 1 light year
The distance between the Sun & Earth
The distance of the diameter of the Sun
The distance of the entire Solar System
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Dwarf planets...
Have not cleared their orbits of debris
Are not round
Are too far from the Sun to be planets
Can not have moons
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Identify this dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt
Pluto
Mercury
Venus
Moon
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(Not on test) Planet Trivia: Which Planet is actually UPSIDE DOWN?
Venus
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
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(Not on test) Planet Trivia: Which Planet is actually tilted completely on its SIDE?
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
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What are they looking at?
Meteors
Meteorites
Asteroids
Comets
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The orbits of the planets are:
Figure 8 shaped
Extremely Oval (elliptical)
Perfect cirlces
Slightly Oval (elliptical)
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Terrestrial Planets have all of the following except:
Rock/Metal Composition
Many Moons
Near to Sun
Small size
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Identify: Inner Planet (hottest)
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
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When this happens...
We see a meteor shower
Life on Earth is over
Huge craters will form
An eclipse occurs
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Where was this taken? (Inner planet 1.5 AU from Sun)
Moon
Earth
Mars
Venus
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Identify this space rock that hit the ground:
Asteroid
Comet
Meteor
Meteorite
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How many stars are in the Solar System
About a Billion
2
1
About a Million
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How old is the Solar System
5 million
460 million
4.6 billion
5,000
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Identify: Inner Planet (Cold)
Saturn
Venus
Moon
Mars
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The Jovian planets are known as:
Terrestrial Planets
Water Giants
Ice Giants
Gas Giants
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Where is the Asteroid Belt located?
Between Earth and the Moon
Between the Sun and Mercury
Between Pluto and Neptune
Between Mars and Jupiter
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What is this?
Meteor
The Sun
Comet
Asteroid
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What name is given to the huge cloud of long-period comets at the edge of our Solar System?
Kuiper Belt
Oort Cloud
Nebula Cloud
Asteroid Belt
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Where is the Kuiper Belt located?
Beyond Neptune
Between Jupiter and Saturn
Between the Earth and Moon
Between Mars and Jupiter
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Comets typically have orbits that are:
Hightly elliptical (oval)
Perfect circles
Triangles
Unpredictable
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Identify this outer planet after Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Star
Earth
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Which of the following is NOT a quality of the 4 outer planets?
Warm surface temperatures
Have rings
Many moons
Mostly gas
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Not on test: What was the name of Superman's fictional home planet?
Arrakis
Pandora
Krypton
Earth 1.0
