Quiz about SAVVAS 8.1 Solar System Objects

Question 1

How many planets are in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

7

Answer

9

Answer

10

Question 2

Which of the following objects is the center of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Pluto

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Earth

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Asteroid

Question 3

What is the shape of planetary orbits?

Accepted Answer

Elliptical

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Circular

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Hexagonal

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Cubic

Question 4

What is the difference between revolution and rotation?

Accepted Answer

Rotation is spinning on an axis and revolution and going around another object.

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Rotation is going around another object and revolution is spinning in place.

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These words mean the same thing.

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Rotation is when an object moves and revolution is when an object stops moving.

Question 5

Earth's rotation is about how long?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

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22 hours

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8 hours

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16 hours

Question 6

Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Earth

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Mercury

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Neptune

Question 7

Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Mercury

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Saturn

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Uranus

Question 8

Which object in our solar system has the greatest mass?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Mercury

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Jupiter

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Earth

Question 9

What is the force called that governs all planetary motion?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

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Work

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Revolution

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Dark Side

Question 10

Which group of planets are known as the outer planets?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

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Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus

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Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn

Question 11

True or False: The greater the mass of an object, the greater the amount of gravitational force it has.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 12

The average distance between Earth and the Sun, about 150 million km.

Accepted Answer

astronomical unit

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solar system

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Sun

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planet

Question 13

The large, gaseous body at the center of our solar system

Accepted Answer

Sun

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planet

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moon

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asteroid

Question 14

An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.

Accepted Answer

planet

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Sun

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meteoroid

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asteroid

Question 15

A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.

Accepted Answer

moon

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asteroid

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meteoroid

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geocentric

Question 16

A small rocky body orbiting the Sun

Accepted Answer

asteroid

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moon

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heliocentric

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comet

Question 17

A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid.

Accepted Answer

meteoroid

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comet

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planet

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moon

Question 18

A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the Sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit

Accepted Answer

comet

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planet

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asteroid

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heliocentric

Question 19

Besides Venus, which inner planet has no moons?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Venus

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Earth

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Mars

Question 20

When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere, friction causes it to burn up and produce a streak of light called a ____________.

Accepted Answer

meteor

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meteorite

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comet

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asteroid

Question 21

Pluto, Eris, and Ceres are all classified as

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dwarf planets

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meteors

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meteorites

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asteroids

Question 22

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Uranus

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Neptune

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Earth

Question 23

The middle layer of the sun's interior that contains very tightly packed gas is called the _____________.

Accepted Answer

radiation zone

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photosphere

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chromosphere

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convection zone

Question 24

In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?

Accepted Answer

the convection zone

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the core

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the radiation zone

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the corona

Question 25

When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?

Accepted Answer

photosphere

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chromosphere

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corona

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convection zone

Question 26

What is the sun mostly made up of

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen

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Helium

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Core

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Carbon

Question 27

Where does nuclear fusion occur?

Accepted Answer

The Core

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Space

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Radiation Zone

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Photosphere

Question 28

The center of the sun is called the ______

Accepted Answer

the core

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convective zone

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radiative zone

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chromosphere

Question 29

It's loops are seen extending from the photosphere.

Accepted Answer

Prominences

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Flares

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Corona

SAVVAS 8.1 Solar System Objects

30 questions

How many planets are in our solar system?

Which of the following objects is the center of our solar system?

What is the shape of planetary orbits?

What is the difference between revolution and rotation?

Earth's rotation is about how long?

Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?

Which object in our solar system has the greatest mass?

What is the force called that governs all planetary motion?

Which group of planets are known as the outer planets?

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