Unit 2: Planetary Bodies

A comet is..

• smaller than an asteroid

• The smallest space object

• Very common

• Made of ice, rock and gasses

Which planet is the second largest gas giant?

• Juipter

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Uranus

This planet has rings, many moons, second largest and sixth from the sun

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Mars

• Saturn

What force keeps the planets in orbit

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Magnetism

• precession

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What happens when a planetary body passes through the shadow of another?

• Eclipse

• umbra

• flare

• orbit

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During which phase of the moon does it reflect the most light?

• New Moon

• Waning Moon

• Waxing Moon

• Full Moon

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How many days does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth?

• 27.3

• 29.5

• 30.1

• 35.6

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Which object is blocked from sight during a lunar eclipse?

• Earth

• Mars

• Moon

• Sun

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Which is not true of the inner planets?

• They are made of solid rock

• They are called gas giants

• They do not have rings

• They have impact craters

How does mass affect gravity?

• As mass decreases, the force of gravity increases

• As mass increases, the force of gravity decreases

• The larger the mass, the weaker the force of gravity

• The larger the mass, the stronger the force of gravity

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