The Solar System

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Which of the following choices demonstrates the correct order of the MAIN planets beginning from the closest and ending in the furthest from the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune
Venus, Mercury, Earth, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Venus, Mars, Earth, Ceres, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Haumea

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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How many dwarf planets are located in the Kuiper Belt?

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4

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True or False: Ceres is the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system and found in the Asteroid Belt.

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True

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True or False: Asteroids, comets, and meteoroids are parts of the solar system.

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True

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What is the main reason why objects remain in orbit in the solar system?

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The Sun's gravitational pull and planets inertia

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True or False: Our solar system is just one in possibly 500 other solar systems within the Milky Way Galaxy.

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True

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This region of the solar system lies between Mars and Jupiter.

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Asteroid Belt

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This is a region that lies beyond Neptune where chunks of icy rocks orbit the solar system.

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Kuiper Belt

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This is the furthest point in our solar system and is where the Sun's gravitational pull ceases to have an affect. Options: Asteroid Belt, Oort Cloud, Kuiper Belt, Event Horizon

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Oort Cloud

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True or False: Our solar system lies within the Milky Way Galaxy.

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True