The Moon travels in an elliptical orbit that is nearly circular around the Earth. Which of the following best explains the cause of the Moon's motion?

The Moon is affected by the unbalanced force of Earth's gravity which cause it to maintain its orbit

The Moon is acted on by unbalanced forces

The gravitational forces from the Sun and Earth on the Moon are equal

There was a gravitational force millions of years ago that pulled the Moon in an elliptical direction and it hasn't been acted on by a force since then

Which statement accurately describes the movement of objects in our solar system?

The planets revolve around the Sun, and the moons revolve around the planets

The Sun revolves around the planets, and moons rotate around planets

The moons rotate around planets, and planets revolve around the Sun

The planets rotate around the Sun, and moons revolve around the planets

Why does it take Neptune so long to revolve around the Sun?

Neptune is such a long distance away that it has a large orbital path

Neptune's large diameter is causing it to slow down

The Sun is applying large amounts of gravity on it, so it's slowing down

Neptune is rotating so fast that it's energy is being transferred into rotational speed

Mars is very similar to Earth. Which is a statement that describes a property of Earth, but NOT a property of Mars?

An abundance of liquid water is located on the planet

One or more moons orbit the planet

The planet is constantly in motion

The orbital path is predictable

The Sun is the center of our solar system and creates a large amount of gravitational force. If this system lost the Sun, what would happen to the planets?

The planets would travel in a straight line

The planets would continue on their same path

Which of the following accurately describes the orbital path of most planets in our solar system?

The orbital path is an ellipse, but looks almost circular

The orbital path is in a large elliptical shape

The orbital path is in a perfect circle

The orbital path varies greatly from planet to planet

Which best describes meteors?

Solids that range in size from dust to small rocks, often due to the breakup of comets, that burn briefly when the enter they Earth's atmosphere

Solids that orbit many planets, many of which are asteroids or comets caught by the gravitational pull of more massive planets

Solids made of rock and ice with very elliptical orbits from beyond Neptune and release gas and dust in a bright display that can last for weeks

Solids with irregular shapes, some of which are larger than Pluto, that mostly orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Venus

NASA has developed many different vehicles to carry men and women into space. Until recently, the U.S. has used the space shuttle. The space shuttle differed from previous space vehicles because it-

could carry more than one person

could travel beyond Earth's orbit

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an asteroid

the moon

Mars

Venus

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When making a model of the solar system, a student chose a 14 cm diameter ball to represent Jupiter. What size ball would be the best choice to represent Earth?

16 cm

12 cm

1.2 cm

0.5 cm

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"Made mostly of ice" fits best under which heading in the Venn diagram?

Meteor

Section X

Asteroid

Comet

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All the planets in our solar system have about the same-

shape

mass

diameter

composition

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Which of the following represents characteristics of the four planets farthest from the Sun?

smaller planets

3 or less moons

gas giants

rocky planets

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What planet was Galileo observing when he discovered the Galilean moons?

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Neptune

Saturn

Uranus

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A probe is a vehicle designed to carry instruments, but not a crew. To which of the following places would we most likely send a probe?

Mountain top

Saturn

The International Space Station

Inside the Sun

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6th Unit 8 Test Review

Scientists observed a rocky, rotating object orbiting in space. It was 250 km wide and it was located several times farther away from the Sun than the Earth. The object was probably-

When making a model of the solar system, a student chose a 14 cm diameter ball to represent Jupiter. What size ball would be the best choice to represent Earth?

"Made mostly of ice" fits best under which heading in the Venn diagram?

All the planets in our solar system have about the same-

Which of the following represents characteristics of the four planets farthest from the Sun?

What planet was Galileo observing when he discovered the Galilean moons?

A probe is a vehicle designed to carry instruments, but not a crew. To which of the following places would we most likely send a probe?

The Moon travels in an elliptical orbit that is nearly circular around the Earth. Which of the following best explains the cause of the Moon's motion?

Which planet has the greatest gravitational force?

Which statement accurately describes the movement of objects in our solar system?

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