Solar System Review

Which planets are smaller than Venus (select ALL that apply)?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Earth

• Jupiter

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Which of the following planets are considered to be "rocky" (select ALL that apply)?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Saturn

• Venus

• Mars

Which planets are known as a "gas" planets? Select ALL that apply.

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

The image is from a newly discovered star system. Based on your knowledge about the solar system, which planet would take the most amount of time to orbit the star?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Why do moons revolve around planets?

• The moon likes the planets.

• The moon has no where else to go.

• The gravity from the planet keeps the moon close and in orbit.

• The moon came from the planet originally.

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Which set of structures have the greatest amount of total gravitational attraction, if they are made of the same materials (that means they have the same density)?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The Sun is the object in the solar system with the greatest gravitational pull because of its mass.

• True

• False

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The larger the mass of the object, the ______ the gravitational force.

• weaker

• stronger

• hotter

• cooler

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If the sun's gravity were to suddenly disappear, what would happen to the earth, and what direction would it travel? (the graphic is for reference of other planets' orbits)

• The planet would stay in orbit, but lose its speed.

• The earth would travel into space in a curved pattern.

• The earth's gravity would pull other planets closer to it.

• The earth would travel into space in a straight path at a constant velocity.

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The following are properties of a planet in our solar system: rocky/terrestrial, no atmosphere, has no moons, closest to the sun. Which planet could it be?

• Saturn

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars