Solar System Review

Which of the following statements is true?

• An object will weigh more when the force of gravity pulling on it increases

• An object will weigh less when the force of gravity pulling on it increases

• An object will weigh more on the moon than on the earth.

• An object’s weight never changes. 

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Which of the following statements is true? 

• The weight of an object does not change.

• The mass of an object does not change.

• Neither the weight nor the mass of an object changes.

• Both the weight and the mass of an object change depending on gravity. 

The effects of gravity between two objects depends on – 

•  The masses of the objects.

• The weights of the objects. 

• The distance between the objects.

• Both the masses of the objects and the distance between them. 

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A meteoroid can be found – 

• burning up in Earth’s atmosphere.

• in a crater on Earth’s surface.

• traveling in outer space

• on the surface of a gas giant. 

The Galilean Moons are the four largest moons of – 

• Jupiter 

•  Saturn 

• Uranus

• Neptune

An object in space has a long tail made of dust and gases.  As the object travels around the Sun, this tail is always facing away from the Sun because of the solar winds.  This object is most likely – 

• an asteroid 

• a dwarf planet 

• a comet

• a meteoroid 

In the model below, the planets numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 are known as the – 

• gas giants 

• ice giants

• terrestrial planets 

• outer planets 

In the model below, the planets numbered 5 and 6 are known as the – 

• ice giants 

• inner planets 

• terrestrial planets 

• gas giants 

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In the model below, the Asteroid Belt is located – 

• between planets 2 & 3 

• between planets 5 & 6 

• between planets 4 & 5 

• after planet 8 

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Pluto does not appear in this model of the solar system because Pluto is – 

• a dwarf planet 

• an asteroid 

•  a comet 

• a meteor