#004 Solar System Quiz

Which group of objects is shown in the figure?

• red dwarfs

• inner planets

• outer planets

• gas stars

What is Earth's one year travel around the Sun called?

• period of revolution

• period of rotation

• the four seasons

• gravitational pull

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What is the difference between a comet and an asteroid?

• Asteroids are made of rock and ice.

• Asteroids drift through space while comets travel in stable orbit.

• Comets have a visible tail.

• Comets have solid iron cores.

How is the astronomical unit (AU) defined?

• the distance between the Sun and Earth

• the distance light travels in an hour

• the distance between Earth and the Moon

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Why is Pluto not a planet?

• Pluto turned out to be a moon of Neptune.

• Pluto is made of rock and ice and does not have a solid core.

• Pluto does not have the necessary mass.

The _____ in the solar system orbit the sun

• starts

• planets

• galaxies

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The largest object in the solar system is ...........

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Sun

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The Sun is a star made up mostly of ____ gas.

• Helium

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Nitroen

Objects that orbit the sun include planets, .........................

• comets

• dwarf planets

• asteroids

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Object that orbit the Sun ___________________ the Sun's light.

• emit

• reflect

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