Planets and Other Members of the Solar System I

It is the movement of an object or the object's orbital motion around the bigger object.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Coriolis Effect

• Radiation

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The outcome of the Earth's rotation would bring the following EXCEPT:

• Length of daytime and nigtime

• It affects the flow of air and water

• Occurrence of seasonal changes

• The sun rises in the east and sets in the west

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Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

I. The sun is a large ball of very hot gases.

II. It rotates on its own.

III. Its period of rotation is equal to 25 Earth days.

• i

• II

• III

• I, II, and III

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

I. Planets in the solar system are massive and spherical.

II. Planets in the solar system have atmosphere.

III. Planets in the solar system revolve around the sun.

IV. Planets in the solar system have their own light.

• i

• II

• III

• IV

It is the smallest planet in the solar system

• Venus

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Earth

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It is the brightest object in the sky aside from the moon and it s often called the morning star.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Venus

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Mars : Red :: Neptune: _________.

• Blue and Green

• Grey

• Blue

• Yellowish Brown

Ice giant planets are composed of _____________.

I. Methane gas (CH₄)

II. Ammonia gas (NH₃)

III. H₂O

IV. Rocks and Metals

• I

• II

• III

• I, II, and III

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These planets are mostly composed of Hydrogen and Helium.

• Uranus and Neptune

• Earth and Mars

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Mercury and Venus

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It is made up of ice, dust, and rocky materials that orbits the sun.

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Meteorite