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Celestial Bodies in the Solar System
Celestial Bodies in the Solar System
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A giant ball of gas mainly composed of hydrogen and helium.
a planet
a star
a comet
a galaxy
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A meteor or shooting star...
Orbits the Sun in the asteroids belt
Passes through the atmosphere and burns
Hits the Earth's surface.
Orbits the Sun in elongated ellipses
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Moon's gravity has an influence in the Earth's...
Tides
Revolution
Atmosphere
Rotation
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A rock that enters the Earth’s atmosphere and hits the Earth's surface.
Meteorite
Comet
Asteroid
Shooting star
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Galaxies have different shapes. Odd one out.
Spiral
Irregular
Elliptical
Cluster
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We experience different SEASONS because...
the Earth's axis is tilted.
the Earth rotates around the Moon.
the Earth rotates on its axis.
the Earth revolves around the Sun.
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Why do planets look brighter than most stars in the night sky?
Planets emit light
Stars are closer than planets
Stars reflect less light than planets.
Planets are closer than stars.
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What are the characteristics of inner planets?
rocky and large
large and gaseous
small and rocky
small and gaseous
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The spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night.
seasons
revolution
rotation
365 days and 6 hours
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Which is larger, the Sun or a planet?
Some planets, like Jupiter, is bigger than the Sun.
Sun is huge!
The Sun and planets have same sizes
Depends on the galaxy.
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What are the characteristics of outer planets?
rocky and small
gaseous and large
large and rocky
small and gaseous
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Orbiting space station built beginning in 1998 with the cooperation of 16 nations.
International Space Station
Hubble Space Station
Mir
Skylab
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What are the first four planets of our Solar System classified as?
Inner planets
Outer planets
Rock Giants
Gas Giants
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Why does the Moon's surface contain countless meteorites' craters?
Moons is located closer to the asteroids belt
Moon's surface is soft
Moon's weather is rainy
Moon hasn't atmosphere
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What celestial body orbits a star, is an sphere, and rotates on its axis?
a planet
a star
a galaxy
an asteroid
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Which is the main difference between asteroids and comets?
Asteroids are natural satellites
They are made up of rock
Comets move in ellongated ellipses
Comets orbit the Sun
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This is a region of our solar system between inner & outer planets where asteroids orbit.
meteoroids belt
kuiper belt
asteroids belt
oort cloud
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Summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere is on the...
21st June
22nd December
21st March
22nd September
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Moon has different shapes, called phases of the moon, because...
we can only see the illuminated part of the Moon.
we experience and effect called polar night
we can see eclipses every night
the Moon emits different shapes of light
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When the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, in Spain is...
Spring
Autumn
Winter
Summer
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What celestial body has an elliptical orbit, made of ice with a nucleus and a tail?
comet
dwarf planet
asteroid
meteorite
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The Universe was the result of a giant explosion called...
Big Ben
Big Boom
Big Foot
Big Bang
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Earth's natural satellite that revolves around Earth.
Space shuttle
International Space Station
Meteosat
Moon
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Natural satellites, as the Moon...
Emits light and bright
Help us using GPS and Internet
Revolves alone around the Sun
Reflects the sunlight and orbits around planets
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When it is autumn in the Northern hemisphere, it is...
autumn in the Southern hemisphere.
spring in the Southern hemisphere.
summer in the Southern hemisphere.
winter in the Southern hemisphere.
