Which of the following describes one way that mars and earth are different?

A year on Earth is about half as long as a year on Mars

How does a planet's distance from the sun relate to its period of revolution?

The closer a planet is to the sun, the shorter the year.

How did gravity help form the solar system?

Gravity caused rocks to collide and stick forming planets around the sun

Which celestial objects are in order from smallest to largest distance from the earth?

Earth's Moon, Asteroid Belt, Pluto, Andromeda Galaxy

Why are scientific theories modified?

When new technology leads to new evidence.

What was the geocentric model of the solar system?

Geocentric was a model where the Earth was the Center of the solar system

Why does Venus have a higher temperature than Mercury?

The atmosphere on Venus is thicker than the atmosphere on Mercury

why does the light from the Sun take do long to reach Earth?

light from the Sun travels a large distance to Earth

What do all planets have in common?

They are all nearly round and orbit the Sun

What do the compositions of the Sun and Jupiter have in common

Both are made almost entirely gas

How does the force of gravity on Earth compare to the force of gravity on Mars?

Earth's gravity is stronger than on Mars

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1
Which of the following astronomical bodies is likely to have the greatest mass?
A red giant
A white dwarf
A black hole
The sun
2
Which of the following describes one way that mars and earth are different?
A year on Earth is about half as long as a year on Mars
Earth has an atmosphere but Mars does not
Mars has a moon but earth does not
Earth is an inner planet and mars is an outer planet
3
How does a planet's distance from the sun relate to its period of revolution?
The closer a planet is to the sun, the shorter the year.
The length of a planet's year doesn't relate to the distance from the sun.
All planets have the same length of one year.
The closer a planet is to the sun, the longer the year.
4
Which best describes how the inner planets are similar to each other?
They all rotate on an axis
They are all the same size
They all have one moon
They all have solid surfaces
5
The gravitational pull of the sun caused planets to be a spherical shape.
True
False
6
How did gravity help form the solar system?
Gravity grabbed the sun from another place and put it in our solar system
Gravity of nearby solar systems pushed our 8 planets near the Sun
Gravity caused rocks to collide and stick forming planets around the sun
Sun's gravity stole the 8 planets that used to orbit a nearby star
7
Gravitational pull from the Sun keeps a planet in orbit.
False
True
8
Which celestial objects are in order from smallest to largest distance from the earth?
Andromeda Galaxy, Asteroid Belt, Pluto, Earth's Moon
Andromeda Galaxy, Pluto, Asteroid Belt, Earth's Moon
Pluto, Andromeda Galaxy, Asteroid Belt, Earth's Moon
Earth's Moon, Asteroid Belt, Pluto, Andromeda Galaxy
9
A rocky body orbits a star, and is round. Which type of astronomical body is being described?
Asteroid
Moon
Comet
Dwarf Planet
10
Why are scientific theories modified?
When a scientists opinion changes.
When new technology leads to new evidence.
When two scientists agree on an idea.
When new ideas are finally accepted by society.
11
Which point best represents the size of our sun?
X
Y
w
Z
12
What was the geocentric model of the solar system?
Geocentric model has never been changed
Geocentric model is still believed today
Geocentric was a model where the Earth was the Center of the solar system
Geocentric was a model where the sun was the center of the solar system
13
Why does Venus have a higher temperature than Mercury?
It takes Mercury longer to revolve around the Sun
The atmosphere on Venus is thinner than the atmosphere on Mercury
The atmosphere on Venus is thicker than the atmosphere on Mercury
It takes Venus longer to revolve around the Sun
14
why does the light from the Sun take do long to reach Earth?
The light from the sun slows down as it travels to Earth
Sunlight cannot easily penetrate the Earth atmosphere
Various objects in space absorb sunlight
light from the Sun travels a large distance to Earth
15
Of the outer planets, which one is closest to the sun?
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
16
What do all planets have in common?
They are all made of rock or ice?
They all have rings or moons as satellites
They all rotate on an axis and orbit Earth
They are all nearly round and orbit the Sun
17
What do the compositions of the Sun and Jupiter have in common
Both contain particles of ice and dust
Both are made out of solid rock
Both have a completely solid core
Both are made almost entirely gas
18
The heliocentric model states that the Sun is the center of the solar system.
False
True
19
Which two factors determine the strength of gravity between two objects?
Distance and weight
Mass and speed
Mass and distance
Mass and weight
20
How does the force of gravity on Earth compare to the force of gravity on Mars?
Gravity is the same no matter where you go
Earth's gravity is stronger than on Mars
Earth's gravity is weaker than Mars

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