Quiz about Size and Distance of the Solar System

Question 1

Based on your model, which group of planets is larger?

Accepted Answer

Outer planets

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Inner planets

Question 2

According to your model, which planet is the largest out of the inner/terrestrial planets?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Answer

Mercury

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Venus

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Mars

Question 3

According to your model, which planet is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Mars

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Earth

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Venus

Question 4

According to your model, is Saturn or Uranus bigger?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

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Uranus

Question 5

According to your model, what is the largest planet?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Saturn

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Uranus

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Neptune

Question 6

How many outer planets are there?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

9

Answer

20

Question 7

What planet is closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Mars

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Venus

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Sun

Question 8

Which planet is considered Earth's twin?

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Sun

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Moon

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Mars

Question 9

What is one thing Venus and Earth have in common?

Accepted Answer

Almost the same size

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Toxic atmosphere

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Water

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All of the above

Question 10

The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.

Accepted Answer

Mars

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Mercury

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Pluto

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Venus

Question 11

Some scientists believe that this dwarf planet is actually a very large comet caught in a permanent orbit.

Accepted Answer

Pluto

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Eris

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Mars

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Neptune

Question 12

Only planet known to have life

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Earth

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Mars

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Venus

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Mercury

Question 13

huge ball of very hot matter that gives off energy.

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sun

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planet

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moon

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asteroid

Question 14

What is the closest planet to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Earth

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Venus

Question 15

A planet made up of mostly silicate rocks and metals is known as what?

Accepted Answer

Terrestrial planet

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Gas giant

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Dwarf planet

Question 16

Which is the correct order of the planets from the sun?

Accepted Answer

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

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

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

Question 17

What is the third largest planet?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

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Earth

Answer

Mercury

Question 18

What planet is two and a half times bigger than all the other planets combined?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Uranus

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Saturn

Question 19

What planet is similar in size to Earth?

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Mars

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Mercury

Question 20

How many planets are there?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

5

Answer

10

Question 21

The inner planets are closer to the sun so

Accepted Answer

they orbit the sun faster.

Answer

they take longer to orbit the sun.

Question 22

The motion of a body orbiting another body in space is called _____.

Accepted Answer

revolution

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period of revolution

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rotation

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period of rotation

Question 23

Gas giants

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Outer planets

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Inner planets

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Both

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Venus

Question 24

Located between the inner and outer planets.

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Asteroid belt

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Sun

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Uranus

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Moons

Question 25

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

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rotation

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orbit

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revolution

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tide

Question 26

The distance between the planets is all the same.

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False

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True

Question 27

The distance is greater between the inner planets than the distance between the outer planets.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 28

One revolution on Earth equals

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one year

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one day

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one month

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one week

Question 29

The sun contains 99.9% of the mass of the entire solar system

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true

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false

Question 30

The largest planet in our solar system is...

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Uranus

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Neptune

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Mercury

Question 31

The Great Red Spot is a storm in Jupiter's atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 32

Which planet is now classified as a dwarf planet?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Mars

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Jupiter

Question 33

What is the hottest planet?

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Mercury

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Earth

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Mars

Question 34

Which direction do the planets rotate the sun.

Accepted Answer

Counterclockwise

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Clockwise

Question 35

What is an astronomical unit?

Accepted Answer

distance between the earth and sun

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distance between the moon and earth

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distance between the earth and pluto

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distance between NJ and Cali

Question 36

Which movement creates day/night?

Accepted Answer

rotation

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revolution

Question 37

What is a common characteristic of the inner  planets?

Accepted Answer

Distance between them is shorter

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Gaseous

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Distance between them is longer

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Rings

Question 38

Which movement creates years?

Accepted Answer

revolution

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rotation

Question 39

Which planet's surface is more than 70% water?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Answer

Mercury

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Venus

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Jupiter

Question 40

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 41

Venus's atmosphere is made primarily of

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

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Nitrogen

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Sulfuric acid

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Heat

Question 42

The Earth acts like a greenhouse that catches and traps heat from the sun.

Accepted Answer

true

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false

Question 43

What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Temperature goes up

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Temperature goes down

Question 44

Which of the following gasses is a bad greenhouse gas

Accepted Answer

CO2

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H2O

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C3PO

Question 45

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

Accepted Answer

cold

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warm

Answer

dead

Size and Distance of the Solar System

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