Solar System - Test Review

Which of the following is a complete list of the outer planets?

• Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Earth

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Uranus

• Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

• Mercury, Saturn, Earth, Mars

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Earth and its Solar System are part of which galaxy?

• Black Eye

• Andromeda

• Cartwheel

• Milky Way

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Which of the 8 planets in our Solar System is farthest away from the Sun?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Venus

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Why is it hard to build a perfect scale model of our solar system?

• The colors of the objects

• The relative size and distance between objects

• The composition of the objects

• The shape of each object

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The ________________ of the Sun causes the orbital motions of the objects in the solar system.

• gravitational pull

• chemical composition

• brightness

• ultra-violet rays

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Which planet orbits the Sun first?

• Earth

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Mars

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Pluto is considered what?

• A dwarf planet

• A gas giant

• The red planet

• A moon

Which planets are nicknamed the "rocky planets"

• The inner planets

• The outer planets

• The dwarf planets

• All of the above

Gravity is responsible for which of the following characteristics of a galaxy?

• The motion of the objects within it

• The brightness of its stars

• The color of light it emits

• It's chemical composition

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How can you tell the difference between moons and planets?

• Moons are larger than planets

• Moons orbit around the planets, and planets orbit around the Sun

• Planets orbit around the moon, and moons orbit around the Sun

• Moons orbit around the Sun and planets do not