Unit 8 Solar System Quizizz

Which motion does Earth make once every 24 hours?

• Rotates once on its axis

• Makes one orbit

• Revolves once around the Moon

• Passes by Mars in its path

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Millions of pieces of rocky material of various sizes orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. These objects are known as-

• Asteroids

• meteors

• comets

• planets

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The four planets that orbit closest to the Sun are best described as-

• mostly made up of gas

• having rings similar to Saturnś

• having a rocky and terrestrial surface

• being composed entirely of water

Scientists discover a relatively small object in an orbital path around the Sun as shown in the diagram. Based on this information, the object is most like which of the following?

• comet

• star

• planet

• moon

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What celestial body is the center of our solar system, around which every object orbits?

• Earth

• The Sun

• Jupiter

• The asteroid belt

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A visible streak of light which shows the path of a rocky object which has entered Earthś atmosphere is-

• a meteor

• an asteroid

• a moon

• a comet

The composition of the Sun is best described as-

• liquid nitrogen and solid magnesium

• molten rock, primarily iron

• dense and composed of hot gases

• lightweight particles of dust

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Most of the asteroids in our solar system are located between the orbits of what two objects?

• The Sun and Earth

• Venus and Earth

• Mars and Jupiter

• Uranus and Neptune

What celestial bodydoes the picture represent?

• comet

• asteroid

• moon

• meteor

Which of the following governs the motion of our solar system?

• magnetism

• gravity

• sunlight

• friction

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