Solar System and Space Exploration

The greatest force that governs the motion of our Solar System is...?

• magnetism

• gravity

• sunlight

• friction

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What celestial body is the center of our solar system, around which every object orbits?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• The Sun

• The asteroid belt

Which motion does Earth make once every 24 hours?

• Rotates once on its axis

• Makes one orbit of the Sun

• Revolves once around the Moon

• Passes by Mars in its path

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Millions of pieces of rocky material of various sizes orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. These objects are known as-

• planets

• meteors

• comets

• asteroids

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The four planets that orbit closest to the Sun are best described as -

• mostly made up of gases

• having rings similar to Saturn's

• having a rocky and terrestrial surface

• being compsed entirely of water

Scientists discover a relatively small, icy object in its own orbital path around the Sun. Based on this information, the object is most like which of the following?

• comet

• star

• planet

• moon

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Planets vary as they get farther from the Sun. As a rule, the farther a planet's orbit from the Sun,

• the greater the planet's diameter

• the longer it takes to orbit the Sun

• the rockier the surface of the planet

• the greater the planet's surface temperature

Planets in our solar system orbit the Sun because it -

• has the greatest magnetic field

• is the brightest object in our solar system

• is the celestial body with the greatest mass

• formed millions of years before the planets

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Ancient people could not travel to the Moon. However, they could make observations of the Moon that allowed them to describe the -

• composition of the Moon's atmosphere

• amount of gravity exerted by the Moon

• types of minerals found in the Moon's soil

• physical features on the Moon's surface

What science tool advanced space exploration by allowing humans to see better and farther into space?

• microscope

• telescope

• camera

• hand lens