Astronomy Quiz

What movements accurately describe the relationship between the Sun, Earth, and Moon?

• The Sun revolves around the Earth, the Earth revolves around the Sun, and the Moon revolves around the Earth.

• The Earth revolves around the Sun, the Moon revolves around the Earth, and the Sun revolves around the Moon.

• The Moon revolves around the Sun, the Earth revolves around the Moon, and the Sun rotates on its axis.

• The Earth revolves around the Sun, the Earth rotates on its axis, and the Moon revolves around the Earth.

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Which of the following best describes meteors?

• Solids with irregular shapes, some of which are larger than Pluto, that mostly orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Venus

• Solids that range in size from dust to small rocks that are scattered throughout the solar system, often due to the breakup of comets, that burn in a brief bright display when they enter Earth’s atmosphere

• Solids made of rock and ice with very elliptical orbits that originate beyond the orbit of Neptune and release gas and dust in a bright display that can last weeks when they pass close to the Sun

• Solids that orbit many planets in our solar system, many of which are asteroids or comets that have been caught by the gravitational pull of the more massive planet they orbit

Which of the following represents characteristics of the four planets closest to the Sun?

• Larger planets

• Gas giants

• Rocky (terrestrial) planets

• 4 or more moons

One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all -

• are made of rock.

• come from the Oort Cloud.

• come from the Asteroid Belt.

• orbit the sun.

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Which of the following best describes the asteroid belt?

• A region between Mars and Jupiter filled with gas giants.

• A dense layer of gas and dust between Venus and Earth.

• A collection of rocky bodies orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.

• A ring of ice particles located at the edge of the solar system.

What characteristic is common to all the gas giants in our solar system?

• They all have rings.

• They are all smaller than Earth.

• They all have a solid rocky surface.

• They are primarily composed of hydrogen and helium.