Solar System Quiz 3

What object is at the center of our Solar System?

• Sun

• Earth

• Asteroid Belt

• Pluto

The Sun is a

• Sun

• Meteor

• Star

• Planet

How many days does it take for Earth to orbit the sun?

• 350

• 24

• 1

• 365

How many days does it take for the Earth to rotate on its axis?

• 3

• 365

• 5

• 1

The four inner planets are made of:

• Rock

• Stars

• Gas

• Plasma

The four outer planets are made of:

• Plasma

• Gas

• Rock

• Comets

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same

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A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .

• Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

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If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your weight?

• Increase because gravitational force increases
• decrease because gravitational force decreases
• decrease because gravitational force increases
• nothing, weight is not affected by gravitational force

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Which of the following is required for planets to stay in orbit around the Sun? (choose all that apply)

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Inertia (Forward Motion)

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