Quiz about Earth's Place in the Universe

Question 1

The ___________ the planet is from the sun, the ____________ it takes to go around the sun.

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farther, longer

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closer, shorter

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farther, shorter

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closer, longer

Question 2

the distance light travels in one year

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light year

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galaxy

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nebula

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black hole

Question 3

a frozen mass of ice and dust that orbits the Sun

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comet

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asteroid

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satellite

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space probe

Question 4

True or False - The Sun is the only star in our solar system.

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True

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False

Question 5

True or false - The Sun is the largest star.

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False

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True

Question 6

What keeps a planet or a moon in orbit?

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Gravity and inertia (velocity)

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Gravity and mass

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Mass and weight

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Matter and weight

Question 7

What is the difference between a planet and a dwarf planet?

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Smaller and have not cleared their own orbit

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Larger and do not orbit anything

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Smaller and are not made of the right materials

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Do not have any moons.

Question 8

What is located between Mars and Jupiter?

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Asteroid Belt

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Kuiper Belt

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Comet Land

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A Black Hole

Question 9

Choose the word that best matches the following definition: a streak of light produced by a meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere.

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Meteor

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Meteorite

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Comet

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Asteroid

Question 10

Choose the best word that matches the following definition: a meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface.

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Meteorite

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Comet

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Asteroid

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Meteor

Question 11

Choose the best word that matches the following definition: small celestial objects composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between Mars and Jupiter).

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Asteroid

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Meteor

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Meteorite

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Comet

Question 12

List three characteristics of inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars).

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Few/no moons, smaller, made of rock

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Many moons, closer to the sun, smaller

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Few/no moons, larger, have rings systems

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Few/no moons, smaller, made of gas

Question 13

List 3 characteristics of the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)

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Many moons, made of gas, have ring systems

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few/no moons, larger, have ring systems

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few/no moons, larger, made of gas

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Many moons, smaller, made of rock

Question 14

Which is the correct order from smallest to largest?

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planet, star, solar system, galaxy, universe

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star, planet, galaxy, solar system, universe

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solar system, planet, star, galaxy, universe

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universe, galaxy, solar system, star, planet

Question 15

The Milky Way galaxy is this type of galaxy....

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spriral galaxy

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dwarf galaxy

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elliptical galaxy

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irregular galaxy

Question 16

Approximately, where is the Sun in the Milky Way galaxy

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about 2/3 out on a spiral arm

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the center of the galaxy

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the south side of the Milky Way Galaxy

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the Sun is not in the Milky Way Galaxy

Question 17

What is the event called that scientist believe the universe was created during?

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Big Bang

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Red-Shift

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Light Year

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Sheldon Theory

Question 18

In between the terrestrial planets and the gaseous planets you can find a collection of ....

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asteroids

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comets

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meteors

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meteoroids

Question 19

Which of the Sun's features are bright arch-like loops that release large amounts of energy into outer space?

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Prominences

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Solar Flares

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Chromosphere

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Photosphere

Question 20

During a solar eclipse you can see the ____________ or the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere.

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Corona

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Photosphere

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Prominence

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Sunspot

Question 21

This layer provides us with heat and light..

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Photosphere

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Corona

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Solar Winds

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Chromosphere

Question 22

What is a huge system containing billions of stars called?

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Galaxy

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Nebulae

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Light years

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Constellation

Question 23

What is happening to our universe?

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it is expanding

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it is shrinking

Question 24

Where can you find the asteroid belt?

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Between Mars & Jupiter

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Between Saturn & Jupiter

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Between Venus & Mars

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Between Earth & Mars

Question 25

We can tell if a celestial object is moving away from us because it will exhibit

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red shift

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CMBR

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blue shift

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spinning

Question 26

What did radio telescopes discover that showed leftover heat from the Big Bang?

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cosmic microwave background radiation

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red shift

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dark matter

Question 27

a unit of distance used to measure distances between celestial bodies in a solar system.

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Astronomical Unit (AU)

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Kilometer (km)

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Light-year (LY)

Question 28

an icy object that develops a long, bright tail when it passes near the sun.

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Comet

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Asteroid

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Meteoroid

Question 29

When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere it is called a

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meteor

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meteoroid

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meteorite

Question 30

__________________ are darker,cooler areas on the sun's photosphere.

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sunspots

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corona

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flares

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solar wind

Question 31

The surface of the sun is called ______________________.

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photosphere

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chromosphere

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sunspots

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flares

Question 32

What is a solar wind?

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Constant flow of tiny, fast, electrically charged particles

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The surface of the sun

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Darker, cooler areas of the sun

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Outer layer of the sun

Question 33

Label Part 3

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#3 Convection zone

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#3 Chromosphere

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#3 Radiation zone

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#3 Photosphere

Question 34

What layer gives the sun it's reddish color during a solar eclipse?

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chromosphere

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convection zone

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corona

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photosphere

Question 35

What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives the sun its "white halo" during a solar eclipse?

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corona

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chromosphere

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photosphere

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atmosphere

Question 36

What is this

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Prominice

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sun spot

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core

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Earth

Question 37

Why are sunspots darker than the surrounding areas?

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The Cooler gas releases less light

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The hotter gas releases less light

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They look that way because the light form the sun

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They are created by shadows from the moon.

Question 38

These are the pretty lights that occur at the north and south poles.

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Aurora

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Photosphere

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Magnetic field

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Solar wind

Question 39

What is 1 in this picture?

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core

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photosphere

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prominence

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granule

Question 40

What is 2 in this picture?

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radiative zone

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photosphere

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prominence

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sunspots

Question 41

What type of galaxy do we live in?

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Spiral

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Elliptical

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Irregular

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Coaxial

Question 42

What type of galaxy is this?

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Spiral

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Elliptical

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Irregular

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Irrational

Question 43

What are the the 3 types of galaxies?

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Spiral Galaxies, Irregular Galaxies, and Elliptical Galaxies

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Spiral Galaxies, Regular Galaxies, and Lliptical Galaxies

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Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Spiral Galaxies

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Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Irregular Galaxies

Question 44

What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?

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Irregular

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Spiral

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Elliptical

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Constellation

Question 45

The type of galaxy that is composed of the older stars and low-mass stars.

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Elliptical

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Spiral

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Irregular

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Constellation

Question 46

What is the name of our galaxy?

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Our galaxy is called the Milky Way galaxy

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Our
galaxy is called the Andromeda galaxy

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Our
galaxy is called the Grand spiral  galaxy.

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Our galaxy is called the Whirlpool galaxy.

Question 47

All of the inner planets--

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are rocky

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have rings

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have deep atmospheres

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are large

Question 48

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 49

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 50

Close to the sun

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Inner planets

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Outer planets

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Both

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Kuiper Belt

Question 51

Lots of rings

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Outer planets

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Inner planets

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Both

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Mars

Question 52

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

Solid, rocky surface

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Inner planets

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Outer planets

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Both

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Saturn

Question 54

Impact craters are caused by

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collisions with objects in space.

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solar bursts.

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atmospheric changes.

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exploding volcanoes.

Question 55

Very few moons

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Inner planets

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Outer planets

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Both

Question 56

Which term describes the composition of the outer planets?

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gaseous

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rocky

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solid

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water

Question 57

Which word describes the amount of moons found with the outer planets?

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a lot

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few

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a little

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some

Question 58

Which group of planets are colder?

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outer

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inner

Question 59

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

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inertia

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acceleration

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mass

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frame of reference

Question 60

Newton's 1st law is also called....

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inertia

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friction

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unbalanced forces

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Newtons

Question 61

the amount of matter in an object

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mass

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displacement

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friction

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friction

Question 62

Because of inertia, a moving object will keep ________.

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moving

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at rest

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in one spot

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inertia

Question 63

A force which tries to pull two objects towards each other is

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gravity

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inertia

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mass

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speed

Earth's Place in the Universe

63 questions

The _ the planet is from the sun, the __ it takes to go around the sun.

the distance light travels in one year

a frozen mass of ice and dust that orbits the Sun

True or False - The Sun is the only star in our solar system.

True or false - The Sun is the largest star.

What keeps a planet or a moon in orbit?

What is the difference between a planet and a dwarf planet?

What is located between Mars and Jupiter?

Choose the word that best matches the following definition: a streak of light produced by a meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere.

Choose the best word that matches the following definition: a meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface.

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