Quiz about Solar System

Question 1

Consists of the sun and the planets and other objects that revolve around it

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solar system

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sun

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planet

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asteroid

Question 2

A unit of distance equal to the average distance between Earth and the sun, about 150 million km.

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astronomical unit

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sun

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planet

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asteroid

Question 3

A gaseous body much larger than anything else in the solar system

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sun

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astronomical unit

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planet

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asteroid

Question 4

An object that orbits a star, is large enough to become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.

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planet

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astronomical unit

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sun

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asteroid

Question 5

a natural satellite; a celestial body in orbit.

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moon

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astronomical unit

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asteroid

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comet

Question 6

One of the rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets.

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asteroid

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astronomical unit

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moon

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comet

Question 7

A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid.

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meteoroid

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moon

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asteroid

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comet

Question 8

A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.

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comet

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meteoroid

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moon

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asteroid

Question 9

What force formed the solar system?

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gravity

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magnetism

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nuclear energy

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satellites

Question 10

Pluto is an example of a(n)

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dwarf planet

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outer planet

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inner planet

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planetesimal

Question 11

In which part of the sun does nuclear fusion take place?

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core

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chromosphere

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convection layer

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corona

Question 12

What feature is shared by all the inner planets?

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rocky surface

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thick atmosphere

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ring system

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liquid water

Question 13

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

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Neptune

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Jupiter

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Saturn

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Uranus

Question 14

The energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves.

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electromagnetic radiation

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visible light

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wavelength

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spectrum

Question 15

Electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with the unaided eye.

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visible light

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electromagnetic radiation

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wavelength

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spectrum

Question 16

The range of wavelengths of electromagnetic waves.

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spectrum

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electromagnetic radiation

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visible light

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wavelength

Question 17

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave, such as the distance between two crests.

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wavelength

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electromagnetic radiation

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visible light

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spectrum

Question 18

Telescopes that use mirrors to collect and focus light

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Reflecting telescope

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Refracting telescope

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Radio Telescope

Question 19

Telescopes that use multiple lenses to collect and focus light

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Refracting telescope

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Reflecting telescope

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Radio Telescope

Question 20

Telescopes that detect radio waves from objects in space.

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Radio Telescope

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Reflecting telescope

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Refracting telescope

Question 21

Who was the first person to orbit Earth in 1961?

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Yuri Gagarin

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Buss Aldrin

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Neil Armstong

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Michael Collins

Question 22

Who was NOT aboard the Apollo 11 during the 1969 moon landing?

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Yuri Gagarin

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Buss Aldrin

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Neil Armstong

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Michael Collins

Question 23

When did construction begin on the International Space Station?

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1998

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1942

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1977

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2012

Question 24

A large cloud of gas and dust in space.

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nebula

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protostar

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planet

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red giant

Question 25

A contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star.

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protostar

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nebula

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supergiant

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black hole

Question 26

The blue-white hot core of a star that is left behind after its outer layers have expanded and drifted out into space.

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white dwarf

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protostar

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nebula

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black hole

Question 27

The brightness a star would have if it were at a standard distance from Earth.

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absolute brightness

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protostar

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apparent brightness

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black hole

Question 28

The brightness of a star as seen from Earth.

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apparent brightness

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protostar

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absolute brightness

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black hole

Question 29

The brilliant explosion of a dying supergiant star.

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supernova

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protostar

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apparent brightness

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absolute brightness

Question 30

How long a star lives depends on its ________.

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mass

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brightness

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temperature

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distance

Question 31

Nuclear _________ is the process by which atoms combine to form heavier atoms.

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fusion

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fission

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energy

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radiation

Question 32

________ stars form from the leftover material after a supergiant explodes.

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Neutron

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Supernova

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Red giant

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White Dwarf

Question 33

___________ are spinning neutron stars.

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Pulsars

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Supernova

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Red giant

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White Dwarf

Question 34

The most massive stars may become a __________ when they die

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Black Hole

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Red Giant

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Nebula

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White Dwarf

Question 35

Most stars are made mostly of _______ and helium.

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hydrogen

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oxygen

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neon

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calcium

Question 36

A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity.

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galaxy

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light year

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universe

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big bang

Question 37

The distance that light travels in one year, about 9.46 trillion kilometers.

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light year

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galaxy

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universe

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big bang

Question 38

All of space and everything in it.

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universe

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galaxy

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light year

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big bang

Question 39

The initial explosion that resulted in the formation and expansion of the universe.

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big bang

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galaxy

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light year

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universe

Question 40

the apparent motion in the object against distant background stars.

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parallax

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light year

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galaxy

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star system

Question 41

A star system that has two stars.

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binary star system

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parallax

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light year

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galaxy

Question 42

Galaxy that appears to have a bulge in the middle and arms that spiral outward

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spiral

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elliptical

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irregular

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quasars

Question 43

Galaxy that is rounded but may be elongated & slightly flattened

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elliptical

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spiral

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irregular

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quasars

Question 44

Galaxy that does not have a regular shape; smaller than spiral/elliptical galaxies.

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irregular

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spiral

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elliptical

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quasars

Question 45

active, young galaxies with black holes at their center.

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quasars

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spiral

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elliptical

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irregular

Question 46

________ Law states the farther away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away from us.

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Hubble's

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Edwin's

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NASA's

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Halley's

Solar System

46 questions

Consists of the sun and the planets and other objects that revolve around it

A unit of distance equal to the average distance between Earth and the sun, about 150 million km.

A gaseous body much larger than anything else in the solar system

An object that orbits a star, is large enough to become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.

a natural satellite; a celestial body in orbit.

One of the rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets.

A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid.

A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.

What force formed the solar system?

Pluto is an example of a(n)

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