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1ºESO The Solar System
1ºESO The Solar System
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Why are the Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos not spherical?
Because they don't rotate and gravity is not affecting them
Because they are not big enough for gravity to make them spherical
Because they are dwarf planets
Because they are too big for gravity to make them spherical
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There are eight planets in the Solar System. They can be divided into...
Rocky planets and gaseous planets
Gaseous planets and liquid planets
Inner planets and rocky planets
Outer planets and gaseous planets
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The Sun is...
the center of the Solar System
All of the other answers are correct
a medium-sized star
the source of energy for almost all life on Earth
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Which of the following features about Uranus is true?
It is the farthest planet from the Sun
Its axis is completely tilted (90º)
It is very cold (-300ºC)
Its biggest satellite is called Triton
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Jupiter is the biggest planet of the Solar Sytem and it is also...
The coldest planet of the Solar System
The planet with the shortest days
The planet with less moons
The only gas planet that is less densde than water
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Why is Pluto a dwarf planet?
Because it is very cold
Because it is smaller than Earth
Because it is very far from the Sun
Because it is not alone in its orbit
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Where in the Solar System can we find meteorites?
On the surface of planets
In the Oort cloud
All of the previous answers are correct
In the Kuiper belt
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Mars is the third planet of the Solar System counting from the Sun
False
True
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Jupiter's biggest moon is Titan
True
False
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What is this?
The Kuiper belt
A black hole
The Triangulum galaxy
The Oort cloud
11
In 1986 the comet Halley visited Earth. It next visit will be 75 years after that, in the year...
2066
2057
2061
2065
12
Venus is the hottest planet of the Solar Sytem because...
It is the closest to the Sun
Its atmosphere contains a lot of oxygen
It is the smallest planet
Its atmosphere creates a very powerful greenhouse effect
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Which planets of the solar system have rings?
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
All the gaseous planets.
Saturn and Uranus.
Saturn, Jupiter and Uranus.
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Mercury is the smallest planet of the Solar System and the closest to the Sun
True
False
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Comets sometimes have a "tail". How is that tail formed?
The radiation from the Sun turns the ice into vapour
The gravity from the Sun squeezes the comet
The radiation from the Sun turns the rocks into glowing lava
The gravity from the Sun turns the ice into vapour
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What people call shooting stars are meteors that get disintegrated in the atmosphere
False
True
17
What are Saturn's ring made of?
Gold, dust and ice
Rocks, iron and dust
Rocks, ice and dust
Rocks and metals
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Ceres is a dwarf planet that is found in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune's orbit
True
False
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Uranus and Neptune are blue because they contain large amounts of carbon dioxide
False
True
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Mercury doesn't have an atmosphere. Because of that...
It rotates very slow
It has very high temperatures all the time
It has very extreme temperatures (high and low)
It has very cold temperatures
