Quiz about Solar System

Question 1

What is the definition of orbit?

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all of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun

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the spinning of the earth on its axis

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when the lit part of the moon increases

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the imaginary line that goes through the north and south poles that the earth spins on

Question 2

What is the center of our solar system?

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sun

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moon

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earth

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Jupiter

Question 3

Which one takes 24 hours?

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rotation

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revolution

Question 4

What describes the earth going around the sun?

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revolution

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rotation

Question 5

What causes the seasons to change?

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revolution

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rotation

Question 6

What causes day and night?

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rotation

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revolution

Question 7

Which one takes one year?

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revolution

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rotation

Question 8

What is the sun?

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a star

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a comet

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a planet

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an asteroid

Question 9

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

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Jupiter

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Earth

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Saturn

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The Sun

Question 10

The four planets that are nearest the sun are called the.........

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Inner planets

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Outer planets

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Small planets

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Gas giants

Question 11

Which of the following planets is Earths sister planet?

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Venus

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Neptune

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Mars

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Mercury

Question 12

Which of the following planets are the gas giants, outer planets?

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Jupiter, Saturn, uranus

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Mercury , Venus, mars

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Mars, Jupiter, venus

Question 13

This is the first planet from the Sun; it is very hot in the day and very cold in the night.

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Mercury

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Neptune

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Earth

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Jupiter

Question 14

The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet."

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Mars

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Neptune

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Mercury

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Earth

Question 15

The sixth planet from the Sun; known for its large rings.

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Saturn

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Mercury

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Earth

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Mars

Question 16

The fifth planet from the Sun; this is the LARGESTplanet in the Solar System.

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Jupiter

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Mercury

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Earth

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Neptune

Question 17

This is the eighth (last) planet from the Sun; it is deep dark blue in color.

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Neptune

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Earth

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Mercury

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Jupiter

Question 18

These are the 4 planets closest to the sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars).

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inner planets

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outer planets

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dwarf planets

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solar planets

Question 19

This is the nearest star to Earth.

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the sun

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the moon

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the planet of Mars

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the asteroid belt

Question 20

These are the four planets FARTHEST from the Sun; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

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outer planets

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inner planets

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solar planets

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the best planets

Question 21

Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?

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between Mars and Jupiter

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near Neptune

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between Mercury and Venus

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around the Sun

Question 22

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

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Sun

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Jupiter

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Earth

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Pluto

Question 23

A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

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Comet

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Asteroid

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Moon

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Meteor

Question 24

A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.

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Meteor

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Asteroid

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Comet

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Moon

Question 25

A small rocky object orbiting the sun.

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Asteroid

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Comet

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Moon

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Meteor

Question 26

A natural satellite of a planet.

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Moon

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Asteroid

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Comet

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Meteor

Question 27

What is the difference between the inner planets and the outer planets?

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The inner planets are smaller than the outer planets

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The outer planets are smaller than the inner planets

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The outer planets have more rocks than the inner planets

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the inner planets are heavier than  the outer planets

Question 28

The gas giants are different from the terrestrial planets because they

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have larger atmospheres

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have smaller atmospheres

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are less dense

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are more colorful

Question 29

The inner planets are called terrestrial planets because they are composed of

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rocks

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water

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gas

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frozen surfaces

Question 30

Which planet is the hottest planet because of its clouds?

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Venus

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Earth

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Mars

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Pluto

Question 31

What theory tries to explain the origin of the universe?

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Big Bang Theory

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Copernican Theory

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Ptolemain Theory

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Galilean Theory

Question 32

Put the planets in order from the sun.

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Sarturn,  Uranus, Neptune,Pluto

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

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Sarturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Sarturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto

Question 33

The four inner planets are...

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Rocky and small

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Very large and made of ice

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Small and made of ice

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Very large and made of gases

Question 34

The outer planets are...

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Very large and made of gases

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Rocky and small

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Very large and made of ice

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Small and made of ice

Question 35

Which two planets are out of order in this list of our solar system?
Mercury-Earth-Venus-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto.

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Earth and Venus

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Mercury and Earth

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Saturn and Jupiter

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Uranus and Neptune

Question 36

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

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gravity

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speed

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string

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air currents

Question 37

Which object has the most gravity?

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sun

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Earth

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moon

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Jupiter

Question 38

What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?

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Outer Planets

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Terrestrial Planets

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Inner Planets

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Oort Cloud

Question 39

What is the only planet known to contain life?

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Earth

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Mars

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Neptune

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Uranus

Question 40

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

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rock

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gas

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metal

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water

Question 41

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

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rotation

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revolution

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phase

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comet

Question 42

The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

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solar system

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earth

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rotation

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United States

Question 43

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

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the outer planets are gas planets

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The inner planets all have water

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the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

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the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

Question 44

Where is the asteroid belt found?

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Between Mars and Jupiter

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between earth and mars

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Between Uranus and Neptune

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Between Mercury and Venus

Question 45

Select the order from smallest to largest.

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Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe

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Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe

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Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system

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Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way

Question 46

A spiral galaxy of stars that contains our Sun

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Milky Way

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Planisphere

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Intensity

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Star

Question 47

What keeps a planet moving on its path around the sun

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gravity & inertia

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heat & pressure

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inertia & pressure

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gravity & heat

Question 48

The closer a planet is to the sun...

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the faster it travels

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the slower it travels

Question 49

Which movement creates years?

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revolution

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rotation

Question 50

All of the outer planets--

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have many moons

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are small

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have a short orbit around the Sun

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are rocky

Question 51

What is 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 52

Which planets are terrestrial planets

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Inner planets

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Outer planets

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Both

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Asteroid belt

Question 53

How does the distance between two objects affect the force of gravity?

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The closer the two objects are the more gravitational force they have.

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The farther apart the two objects are the more gravitational force they have.

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The closer the two objects are the less gravitational force they have.

Question 54

The Sun is at the center of our solar system.  All the planets in the solar system orbit around the Sun. Which of the following planets has the longest orbit?

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Neptune

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Mercury

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Earth

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Saturn

Question 55

If a planet had 2 moons and 1 moon was twice as far from the planet as the other moon, which moon would complete a revolution around the planet 1^st?

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Moon A - closer to the planet

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Moon B - further from the planet

Question 56

An example of a gravitational interaction is that the Earth. . .

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orbits the Sun.

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orbits the moon.

Question 57

If an object has MORe _______, it will have more gravitational force.

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mass

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distance

Question 58

A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because . . .

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Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity

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Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity

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Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity

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Jupiter has less mass and therefore less gravity

Question 59

Mercury has ______ gravity than Earth.

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less

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more

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the same

Question 60

________ hold all of the planets in orbit around the sun.

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gravity

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string

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Bill Nye

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duct tape

Question 61

As distance between objects increases the pull of gravity...

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decreases

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increases

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Stays the same

Question 62

An example of a gravitational interaction is that the Earth...

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orbits the sun

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orbits the moon

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orbits other planets

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None of the above

Question 63

Without gravity we would________.

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Float away

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Stay in the ground

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Nothing would happen.

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I don't know

Question 64

Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?

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Earth

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Moon

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The same

Solar System

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