Astronomy Review

What is the location of the Sun compared to the Earth?

• The Sun is close enough to fly to in one day.
• The Sun is the center of our solar system.
• The Earth is the closet planet to the Sun.
• The Sun revolves around the Earth

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Which of these produce and give off heat and light?

• An asteroid
• Mars
• the Sun
• the moon

When an object spins on its own axis is known as...

• Revolution
• Rotation

When an object orbits around another object...

• Revolution
• Rotation

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Which of the following are considered small rocky planets?

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

Which of the following is a physical property of the Sun?

• it's the same size as the moon

• it rotates but is stationary in space

• it's made of burning solid rock

• it's made of hydrogen and helium gas

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The gaseous, outer planets

• are less dense than the inner, rocky planets

• have less gravitational pull than the inner, rocky planets

• are much smaller than the inner, rocky planets

• do not have moons like the inner, rocky planets

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Which of the following statements is true about our solar system?

• the gas planets are closer to the sun

• the planets are arranged in order of increasing size

• the solid planets are much larger than the gas planets

• the solid planets are closer to the sun

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Which statement is true about Venus?

• It is a gaseous, outer planet

• It is the 1st planet from the Sun, followed by Mercury

• it is the 2nd planet from the Sun, followed by Earth

• it is closest to Mars

Which of the following is: bigger than Earth, is made of gas, has many moons and is closer to Earth than Saturn?

• Sun

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mars