Astronomy (The Solar System)

What are the two names of Mars’ Moons?

• Europa and Io

• Callisto and Ganymede

• Phobos and Deimos

• Europa and Phobos

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Which planet is known as the ‘Goldilocks Planet’?

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Earth

Copernicus thought that the solar system was

• an ellipse.

• a constellation.

• geocentric.

• heliocentric.

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The part of the sun where nuclear fusion occurs is the

• photosphere.

• core.

• chromosphere.

• corona.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Pluto is a(n)

• inner planet.

• terrestrial planet.

• dwarf planet.

• gas giant.

The region between Mars and Jupiter where many rocky objects are found is the

• asteroid belt.

• Oort cloud.

• convection zone.

• Kuiper belt.

A meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface is called a(n)

• comet.

• meteorite.

• meteor.

• asteroid.

The outermost layer of the Sun’s interior is the

• core.

• radiation zone.

• convection zone.

• corona.

Approximately 75% of the Sun’s mass is

• hydrogen.

• helium.

• methane.

• nitrogen.

.............. is the hottest planet in the solar system.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn