Earth Science Chapter 2

In Earth's solar system, what is considered a gas giant?

• a comet

• an inner planet

• a star

• an outer planet

Which group is Earth apart of?

• the asteroid belt

• the solar system

• the outer planets

• the gas giants

Which of these was formed from a huge cloud of dust and gas, also known as a Nebula?

• a universe

• a comet

• a star

• a planet

Which is the best description of a galaxy?

• a system containing stars, gas, and dust

• a collection of all the stars in the universe

• a few stars that form a pattern in the sky

• a group of planets that travel around a star

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Which planet is between Earth and Mercury?

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mars

• Saturn

Which is a rocky object that orbits the sun?

• stars

• comets

• asteroids

• dwarf planets

What is round, orbits the sun, and is larger than an asteroid?

• a star

• a comet

• a meteor

• a dwarf planet

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Which best describes a comet?

• a ball of ice and rock with a trail of gas and dust

• a large, rocky object that orbits a planet

• a moon that travels through the universe

• a dwarf planet that orbits the sun

Which of the following is NOT one of the main shaped of galaxies?

• spiral

• oval

• elliptical

• irregular

What is the shape of the galaxy that contains earth?

• spiral

• oval

• elliptical

• irregular