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Which of the following groups are all terrestrial planets?

• Venus, Mars, Mercury, Earth

• Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Uranus

• Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Earth

Which two objects would have more gravitational forces acting between them?

• Earth & the Moon
• You and the Sun
• Sun and the Earth
• You and the Moon

Why would you weigh more on Jupiter than you do on Earth?

• Jupiter has more mass and more gravitational pull
• Jupiter has less mass and less gravitational pull
• You would not weigh more on Jupiter
• Jupiter has more mass and less gravitational pull

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How does the gravitational force between the Sun and the planet change as they get farther apart?

•  Increases
• Stays the same
• Decreases
• No gravitational force

Which of the following groups of planets are all gas giants?

• Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus

• Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter

• Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth

• Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Mercury

How is Venus different from Jupiter?

• Jupiter is a planet, Venus is a large asteroid
• Jupiter is a gas giant, Venus is a terrestrial planet
• Jupiter is a terrestrial planet, Venus is a gas giant 
• Jupiter has no moons, Venus has two moons

The asteroid belt in our solar system is located between:

• Neptune & Saturn
• Earth & Mercury
• The Milky Way & Polaris
• Mars & Jupiter

Which of these terms best describes the makeup of most asteroids?

• gaseous
• liquid
• rocky 
• all of the above

What is the closest planet to the Sun?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?

• Gravity
• Sputnik
• The Milky Way Galaxy
• Star