Solar System History & Planets

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?

• Jovian Planets
• Awesome Sauce Planets
• Gas Giants
• Inner Planets

Which planet is the hottest?

• Earth
• Neptune
• Mercury
• Venus

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

• Outer Planets
• Terrestrial Planets
• Inner Planets
• Oort Cloud

How long ago did these nebular processes start?

• 4.6 years ago
• 4.6 light years ago
• 5.6 billion years ago
• 4.6 billion years ago

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Why does the Earth orbit the sun? 

• The sun pulls Earth toward it.
• The sun pulls Earth in an orbit.
• The sun pushes Earth away.
• Electromagnatism from the sun keeps Earth in orbit.

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The Nebular Theory is:

• A theory on how the Milky Way galaxy was formed
• A theory on how the universe was formed
• A theory on how the solar system will be destroyed
• A theory on how the solar system was formed

The group of outer planets are known as:

• The Terrestrial Planets
• The Gas Giants
• The Inner Planets
• The Rocky Planets

A celestial cloud of dust and gas is called . . .

• nebula
• supernova
• accretion disc
• bombardment

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A massive explosion of a star is called . . .

• supernova
• nebula
• pulsar
• black hole

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Why does Earth have seasons? 

• It's distance changes as it revolves
• Its distance changes as it rotates
• It distance and orbital speed
• The tilt and revolution 

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