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MWES SOL 4.7 Solar System
MWES SOL 4.7 Solar System
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VA Science SOL 4.7 Planet Review
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What is the largest planet in our solar system and considered to be a gas giant?
Earth
Jupiter
Sun
Venus
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In this model, each planet is _____ than the one before.
hotter
further from the sun
smaller
larger
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The gas giant planets are
Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
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Gas giants are mostly ice and have no rings
True
False
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Terrestrial planets are made mostly of rock.
True
False
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When a planet travels in an orbit around the sun, it is
revolving
rotating
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What is a dwarf planet?
Keeps a regular orbit
Too small to keep a regular orbit
Big
Has lots of moons
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How is the Earth different from all of the other planets?
It has a rocky surface.
It rotates on its axis.
It is warmed by the sun.
It has liquid water.
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Terrestrial planets are:
Mercury and Venus
Mercury, Venus, and Earth
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
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Which planet is the farthest distance from the Sun?
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
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When a planet spins around its axis, it is
revolving
rotating
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Which planet is smaller than Earth?
Neptune
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
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Which planet did people USED TO think was the center of the Solar System?
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Venus
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What two planets are in between the Sun and Earth?
Mercury and Venus
Saturn and Uranus
Mars and Jupiter
Neptune and Mercury
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Pluto is
a dwarf planet
a white star
an animated dog
an asteroid
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What invisible force pulls planets into orbit around the sun?
gravity
heat
electricity
magnetism
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This is a solar system model, but the planets aren't to scale. Which planet is the largest?
Mercury
Earth
Jupiter
Neptune
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What is the center of the solar system?
Sun
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
