The solar system

How was the space shuttle different from other space craft?

• It was the world’s first reusable space craft.

• It could carry satellites, space probes, and other cargo into space.

• It’s external tank was 184 feet long.

What is the most logical place to send a probe?

• To the top of a mountain.

• To the Sun.

• To planets like Jupiter or Saturn.

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What is the correct order of the planets?

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

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

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

What is the correct placement of the objects in our solar system?

• The sun revolves around the planets and the moons rotate around the sun

• The planets rotate around the moon and the sun rotates around the planets

• The planets revolve around the sun and the moons revolve around the planets.

• The planets revolve around the sun and the moons revolve around the sun

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What is the relationship between gravity and size?

• The smaller an object is the more gravity it has.

• The larger an object is the less gravity it has.

• Size does not matter when it comes to gravity.

• The larger an object is the more gravity it has.

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What is the relationship between distance from the sun an orbital path?

• The further an object is from the sun the shorter its orbital path

• The further an object is from the sun the longer its orbital path.

• Distance does not affect orbital path.

• The closer an object is from the sun the longer its orbital path.

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Which of the following best describes a meteor?

• Space rock orbiting between Mars and Jupiter

• Space rock made or ice that has a tail

• Space rock that burns in our atmosphere

Why does the moon revolve around the Earth instead of the Sun?

• The moon revolves around the Earth because it has more gravity then the sun.

• The moon revolves around the Earth because Earth’s orbital period is shorter than the suns.

• Because the moon is closer to the Earth then the sun, the moon revolves around Earth instead of the sun.

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What is the relationship between gravity and distance?

• The further something is away from an object the less it’s gravity affects it.

• The further something is away from an object the more it’s gravity affects it.

• The closer something is to an object the less it’s gravity affects it.

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How would the planets move if the sun had no gravity?

• The planets would move off in a straight line without the sun.

• The planets would stop moving without the sun.

• The planets would continue to move in orbit without the sun.

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