Solar System

Darren looks up at night and sees a bright object with a tail moving quickly across the sky. What is the most likely object that Darren saw?

A.

• asteroid

• meteor

• comet

• a cupid

Which of the following small bodies of the solar system form a belt between Mars and Jupiter?

• meteroids

• comets

• asteroids

• black hole

If it takes venus 225 Earth days to complete one orbit and 243 Earth days to complete one rotation, How long is a day on Venus?

• 24 hours

• 225 Earth days

• 243 Earth days

• 365 Earth days

What characteristic is shared between all of the outer planets?

• They have no moons that orbit them.

• They are mostly made of gaseous material

• They are all warm

• they orbit the sun opposite to earth

What holds the planets together

• friction

• gravity

• a magnet

• glue

Which statement best explains why the planets orbit around the Sun?

A.

• The Sun exerts the largest gravitational force due to its mass.

• The Sun exerts the largest gravitational force due to its location.

• The Sun exerts the smallest gravitational force due to its mass.

• The Sun exerts the smallest gravitational force due to its location

Which of the following is the correct order of these structures from largest to smallest?

• universe, solar system, galaxy, planet

• universe, galaxy, solar system, planet

• galaxy, universe, solar system, planet

• planet, solar system, galaxy, unverse

Approximately how many days does it take the Moon to revolve around Earth?

• 27.3 days

• 29.5 days

• 20 days

• 30 days

the length of time from a new moon to a first quarter moon is about

• one week

• one day

• two weeks

• one month

Why does sunrise occur in Atlanta before it does in San Francisco?

• Atlanta is east of San Francisco, and the sun rises from the east due to the way Earth spins on its axis

• Atlanta is east of San Francisco, and the sun rises from the east due to the way the earth revolves around it

• San Francisco is north of Atlanta, and the sun rises later in cities that are further north

• San Franciso is west of Atlanta, and the sun rises later in cities that are further west