Unit 4 Explore 3 concept review

What is the shape of the orbits of the planets in our solar system ?

• perfectly circular

• round

• ellipse

• it varies

If you were looking down on the north pole from space, what direction would the planets orbit the sun?

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• some planets are different

• unkown

About how long does it take for Neptune to orbit the sun?

• 16 Earth years

• 65 Earth years

• 165 Earth years

• 284 Earth years

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The closer a planet is to the sun, the _________it orbits.

• more circular

• more elliptical

• faster

• slower

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Which of these planets moves fastest in its orbit?

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Mars

• Earth

Which of these planets moves fastest in its orbit?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Mars

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What are the two things that keep our planets in orbit around the Sun.

• inertia and gravity

• solar winds and planet tendency

• gravity and the curve of space

• the curve of space and solar winds

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What is the tendency of a moving object to keep moving at the same speed and direction?

• accretion

• interplanetary motion

• Inertia

• gravity

If the Suns’ gravity suddenly stopped working, what would happen to the planets?

• crash into the sun

• explode into many pieces

• fly off in straight lines

• stay in motion around the Sun

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Which has more of an effect on the Earth’s ocean tides?

• weather

• Moon

• Sun

• wind

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