Space test

How does tides form?

• by the earth going around the sun
• the earth going around the moon
• the sun going around the mars
• the moon going around the earth

If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Spring
• Fall
• Winter
• Summer

The attractive force between two objects

• weight
• inertia
• gravity
• space

Which of the following is the HOTTEST planet?

• Uranus
• Mars
• Venus
• Earth

What is a terrestrial planet? 

• Mars
• Mercury
• Venus
• All of the Above

Who was the first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space?

• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Kepler

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Earth

• Venus

• Saturn

• Mercury

How does the gravitational force between the Sun and the planet change as they get farther apart?

•  Increases
• Stays the same
• Decreases
• No gravitational force

The asteroid belt in our solar system is located between:

• Neptune & Saturn
• Earth & Mercury
• The Milky Way & Polaris
• Mars & Jupiter

What do comets have in common with Earth?

• They orbit the Sun
• They have north and south magnetic poles 
• They are primarily made of ice and dust
• They both have a spherical shape