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6th grade chapter 9 review for the solar system #pearson #6thgrade #science #solarsystem
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What is the main gas in Mars' Atmosphere?
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
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Who discovered Jupiter's four largest moons?
Galileo
Newton
Hubble
Glenn
3
Where does nuclear fusion occur in the sun?
Core
Corona
chromosphere
sunspot
4
What is the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere?
The Photosphere
The Chromosphere
The Core
The Corona
5
Which of these is a characteristic of a dwarf planet?
All of these
It has not cleared its orbital path
It is round
It orbits the Sun
6
From what did the solar system form?
a supernova
a black hole
A cloud of collapsing gas and dust
A cloud of expanding gas and dust
7
What is the tendency of an object to resist change in motion?
mass
inertia
weight
velocity
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What are the two ways Earth moves in space?
Rotation and Revolution
Up and Down
East and West
Left and Right
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Which is the smallest of the inner planets
Pluto
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
10
What is at the center of a geocentric model of the solar system?
Jupiter
Mars
Sun
Earth
11
What two factors keep a planet in orbit around the sun?
Gravity and inertia
Gravity and Velocity
Inertia and Velocity
Mass and Distance
12
What are the three layers of the sun from the center out?
convection zone, radiation one, core
radiation zone, convection zone, core
core, convection zone, radiation zone
core, radiation zone, convection zone
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What are the three layers of the Sun's atmosphere from the surface to space?
chromosphere, corona, photosphere
photosphere, chromosphere, corona
photosphere, corona, chromoshpere
corona, chromosphere, photosphere
14
How many planets are in the solar system?
5
79
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8
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Where is the asteroid belt located?
Between Mars and Jupiter
Between Neptune and Pluto
Between Mars and Earth
Between the Sun and Earth
16
Why are sunspots darker than the rest of the sun?
They are hotter
They are cooler
They are made of coal
They are denser
17
Where do meteoroids usually come from?
Asteroids and Comets
The Kuiper belt and the Oort Cloud
Asteroids and the Oort Cloud
Comets and Mars
18
What is different about Uranus?
It is a blue color
It rotates on its side
It is the farthest from the sun
It is mostly gas
19
Which of the following best describes the inner planets?
Large, Dense, and no solid surface
Small, Dense, and Rocky
Large, dense and rocky
Small, rocky, no solid surface
20
What is the fuzzy outer layer of a comet's head called?
tail
coma
corona
nucleus
21
What is a large loop of gas on the sun's surface?
Loop-dee-loop
solar flare
sunspot
prominence
22
Which inner planet has the thickest atmosphere?
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
Venus
23
What are Saturn's rings made of?
Ice and Rock
Asteroids
Plastic
Comets
24
In heliocentric model of the solar system......
The Earth is at the center
The planet's orbits are perfect circles
The planets orbit Earth
The Sun is at the center
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Neptune is similar is size and color to.....
Earth
Jupiter
Uranus
Venus
