Unit 8 Solar System

Why does Jupiter have more gravity than Earth?

• Jupiter is bigger than Earth

• Jupiter is further from the sun

• Jupiter has more mass than the Earth

• Jupiter revolves on its axis faster than the Earth

Which planet has very prominent rings?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mars

True or False: We live in the milky way galaxy.

• True

• False

The curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft moves in a circle around another object. The path one object takes around another.

• rotate

• orbit

• moon

• revolve

Which planet has the largest amount of moons?

• Earth

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Neptune

These objects orbit between Mars and Jupiter and made of rock and metal. These best describe-

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

• none of the above

This object is made of ice, dust, and gas and sometimes called a dirty snowball would be describe-

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

• none of the above

July 20, 1969 astronaut Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins took flight on the very first mission to the moon. What was the name of this mission?

• Explorer 1

• Sputnik 1

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 8

October 4th 1957 the Soviet Union launched a satellite in order to provide information on the density of the atmosphere. What was this satellite named?

• Explorer 1

• Sputnik 1

• Apollo 11

• International Space Station

Sam weighs 130 lbs and wants to calculate her mass on the Sun. Gravity on the Sun is 28. Multiply your mass, times the gravity, to find how much you weigh on each planet.

• 3640

• 4.64

• none of the above