Celestial Objects Notes & Practice

"Our Solar System" Notes & Practice

By: Mrs. Casiano & Mrs. Gonzales​

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The largest body in our Solar System is the

.

Multiple Choice

The sun contains what percentage of helium?

• 8%

• 70%

• 92%

• 90%

Multiple Choice

True/False: The Sun is considered a star.

• True

• False

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a Galilean moon?

• Callisto

• Titan

• Io

• Ganymede

Multiple Choice

Earth's moon is the ________ largest Solar System.

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

• 6th

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Multiple Choice

"Heliocentric" means what?

• Earth Centered

• Heaven centered

• Center of planets

• Sun Centered

Celestial Objects Notes & Practice

By: Mrs. Casiano & Mrs. Gonzales​

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Multiple Choice

What are comets made of?

• Metals like iron and nickel
• Gas
• Hydrogen Gas
• Ice and rock

Multiple Choice

The orbit of comets is which shape?

• Circular
• Elliptical/Oval
• Comets do not orbit the Sun

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Multiple Choice

One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:

• are made of rock
• come from the Asteroid Belt
• come from the Oort Cloud
• orbit the sun

Multiple Choice

Huge chunks of rock and metal (some measuring miles wide) are believed to be left-over pieces of planets and moons called:

• Comets
• Meteors
• Asteroids
• Meteroids

Multiple Choice

I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.

• meteor
• meteorite
• asteroid
• comet