Planets

Front

Which of the following groups are all terrestrial planets? Options: Venus, Mars, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter

Back

Venus, Mars, Mercury

Front

Why would you weigh more on Jupiter than you do on Earth?

Back

Jupiter has more mass and more gravitational pull

Front

How does the gravitational force between the Sun and the planet change as they get farther apart?

Back

Decreases

Front

Which of the following groups of planets are all gas giants?

Back

Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

Front

The asteroid belt in our solar system is located between: Neptune & Saturn, Earth & Mercury, The Milky Way & Polaris, Mars & Jupiter

Back

Mars & Jupiter

Front

What is responsible for Earth's seasons?

Back

the tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun

Front

Which of the following is a true statement?

• The Sun is the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
• Our solar system is near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
• The Sun is the center of the solar system.
• The galactic center is the center of our solar system.

Back

The Sun is the center of the solar system.

Front

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

Back

365 days

Front

Which of the following objects does NOT orbit directly around the sun?

planets

,

comets

,

moons

,

all of the above

Back

moons

Front

The distance between stars is typically measured in:

light years

,

starlight

,

astronomical units

,

miles

Back

light years