Basic GeoScience Unit 10 Review

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

The inner planets are:

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

What holds the moon, the planets, and all other objects in orbit around the sun?

• ocean tides
• magnetism
• gravity
• the sun's heat and light

Which type of technology would you use to see far away objects?

• computer
• rover
• satellite
• telescope

Nebula's are mixtures of gases and what?

• clouds
• stars
• tiny particles
• dust

An instrument that detects invisible radio waves from objects in space

• Hubble Telescope
• Radio Telescope
• Reflecting Telescope
• Refracting Telescope

The average distance between Earth and the sun

• Light Year
• Aphelion
• Perihelion
• Astronomical Unit

The point in a planet's orbit at which the planet is farthest from the sun

• Solstice
• Equinox
• Aphelion
• Perihelion

The point is a planet's orbit at which the planet is closest to the sun

• Solstice
• Equinox
• Aphelion
• Perihelion

One light year is a...

• A length of time
• A distance
• A galaxy
• A measure of gravity