Solar System Review

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The four terrestrial planets are...

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Rocky and small

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The Jovian (outer) planets are...

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Very large and made of gases and ice

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Which two planets are out of order in this list of our solar system?
Mercury-Earth-Venus-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto.

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Earth and Venus

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What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

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gravity

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Which object has the most gravity? Options: Earth, moon, Jupiter, sun

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sun

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Which planet is a Terrestrial (rocky) planet? Options: Uranus, Venus, Saturn, Neptune

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Venus

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Which choice best describes the parts of the Milky Way? Options: Earth, its moon, the sun, and Jupiter; Gas, dust, stars, and objects that orbit stars; Asteroids, comets, objects that orbit stars, and the stars; The inner planets, the outer planets, gas, and dust

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Gas, dust, stars, and objects that orbit stars

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Which list shows the correct order of planets from the sun? Options: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars; Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter; Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn; Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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What causes it to appear as if the sun rises and sets each day?

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The spinning motion of Earth (Rotation)

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The closer a planet is to the sun...

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the faster it travels