6.11A Celestial Objects

6.11A Celestial Objects

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What are some characteristics of inner planets? Check all that apply

• Terrestrial

• Gaseous

• Rocky

• Small

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What are some characteristics of outer planets?

• Large

• Gaseous

• Rocky

• Terrestrial

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The four planets that orbit furthest from the Sun can be described as -

• mostly made up of gasses.

• having rings similar to Saturn’s.

• having a rocky and terrestrial surface.

• being composed entirely of water.

Mostly made up of gasses.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are outer planet gas giants

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Europa, a Galilean moon, is quite different from Earth’s Moon. However, one characteristic it shares with Earth’s Moon is that Europa -

• is covered in ice.

• orbits a planet.

• has an oxygen atmosphere.

• contains volcanoes.

orbits a planet.

Both Jupiter's moons and Earth's moon are natural satellites that go around the planets they are in a system with.

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What is the difference between a moon and a planet?

• Planets revolve around moons.

• Moons revolve around planets.

• Both of the above.

• None of the above.

Moons revolve around planets.

Moons go around planets

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Which motion does Earth make once every 365 days (1 year)?

• Rotates once on its axis

• Makes one revolution around the Sun

• Revolves once around the Moon

• Passes by Mars on its path

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Which model below represents the movements of the Sun, Earth, and Moon in our solar system?

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The force of attraction that pulls objects toward each other; the force that controls the motion of our solar system.

• Friction

• Rocky

• Gravity

• Magnetism

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Which motion does Earth make once every 24 hours (1 day)?

• Rotates once on its axis

• Makes one orbit of the Sun

• Revolves once around the Moon

• Passes by Mars in its path

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The gravitationally-curved path of an object around a point in space is called

• a rotation

• an orbit

• a moon

• a comet

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The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the Sun.

• Meteoroid Belt

• Asteroid Belt

• Outer Planets

• Kuiper Belt

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The composition of the Sun is best described as –

• liquid nitrogen and solid magnesium

• molten rock, primarily iron.

• dense and composed of hot gases.

• lightweight particles of dust.

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A visible streak of light which shows the path of a rocky object which is burning up in Earth’s atmosphere is –

• an asteroid

• a Galilean moon

• a comet

• a meteor

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Most of the asteroids in our solar system are located between the orbits of what two objects?

• The Sun and Earth

• Venus and Earth

• Mars and Jupiter

• Uranus and Neptune

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What celestial body does the picture represent?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Moon

• Meteor

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Scientists discover a relatively small object in an orbital path around the Sun as shown in the diagram. Based on this information, the object is most like which of the following?

• Comet

• Star

• Planet

• Moon

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Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the Moon.

• Asteroids

• Moons

• Meteorites

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The table provides information on various objects in our solar system. Based on the information in the table, which object is a comet?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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A celestial body that is small in mass, made of frozen gas, and has a tail of dust following it as it travels close to the Sun would most likely be called—

• a star

• a meteoroid

• a comet

• a planet

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A meteoroid is

• a piece of rock or metal that hits Earth.

• a very small rocky body that orbits the Sun.

• an object made of ice, dust, and gas.

• a piece of rock or metal that burns up in the atmosphere.