Our solar system is located in

the Milky Way galaxy on one of the spiral arms

The Big Bang Theory suggests that the universe began

as a tiny dense singularity that exploded

The birth of a star begins with

a spinning cloud of gas and dust

The earth has night and day because it

spins around it axis in 24 hours

Why is Venus considered the hottest planet?

because its dense atmosphere keeps heat trapped inside

Why would Saturn take longer to complete its orbit than Mercury?

because it is farther away from the sun

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The Universe & The Solar System

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This quiz covers the origin of the universe, objects in the solar system and the pattern of movement they follow.

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1
The sun appears to be the largest star on earth because
it is our closest star
it is the smallest star
it is at the center of the galaxy
it is the biggest star
2
When a star larger than the sun dies its guts explode into what is called a
lobster nebulae
red giant
crab nebula
a cloud of gas
3
The solar system includes all of the following EXCEPT
galaxies
moons
the sun
eight planets
4
When an object follows its orbit around the sun it is completing a(n)
Revolution
Orbit
Axis
Rotation
5
Which of the following planets is the largest and most dense terrestrial planets?
Saturn
Earth
Mercury
Venus
6
Which of the following are terrestrial planets
Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn
7
Our solar system is located in
the Andromeda galaxy
the Milky Way galaxy on one of the spiral arms
the center of the Andromeda galaxy
the center of the Milky Way galaxy
8
Which celestial body separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
the pulsar wave
the moon system
the asteroid belt
the comet ray
9
The Big Bang Theory suggests that the universe began
as a single dot that became really hot
as a tiny dense singularity that exploded
as an expanding universe
as a large dense ball of fire that exploded
10
The birth of a star begins with
a dense ball of fire that explodes
a spinning cloud of gas and dust
a huge cloud of hydrogen
the fusion of hydrogen and helium
11
The more massive an object is, the greater the pull of gravity that object has.
True
False
12
The earth has night and day because it
spins around it axis in 24 hours
moves around the sun in 365
moves around the universe in 100 days
spins around its orbit in 36 hours
13
Why is Venus considered the hottest planet?
because its dense atmosphere keeps heat trapped inside
because it is made of rock
because its closest to the sun
because it faces the sun for most of the day
14
Why would Saturn take longer to complete its orbit than Mercury?
it does not take longer
because it is closer to the sun
because it is larger than Mercury
because it is farther away from the sun
15
An imaginary line that a planet spins around which runs through its north and south pole is
a prime meridian
an equator
an orbit
an axis
16
When the earth is spinning around its axis it is making a(n)
Axis
Revolution
Rotation
Orbit
17
Galaxies are classified by their
distance
size
shape
temperature
18
"Solar" means...
comet
moon
sun
asteroid
19
The Milky Way galaxy is shaped like a
circle
spiral
ellipse
oval
20
Our sun is the largest star in the universe.
True
False

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