Science checkpoint Quiz

The _____ is the center of the Universe

• Sun

• Earth

• Heliocentric

• Mars

The strength of Gravitational pull between two objects depends on ___ and ___

• The Sun

• Masses

• Distance

• Weight

• Size

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What unit do Scientists use to measure the distance between planets?

• Kilometers

• Awesome Units

• Astronomical Units

• Millimeters

the Sun holds ____% of our solar system's weight

• 100%

• 99.85%

• 79.63%

• 88%

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The Sun is the largest star in the Universe

• True

• False

A "day" is how long it takes for a planet to..

• do a flip

• orbit the sun

• moons circle the planet.

• Rotate on its axis

All Planets have one moon.

• True

• False

A Dwarf planet is...

• A mini planet

• Pluto

• 3

• an object that circles the sun, but hasn't cleared the area of orbit.

Satellites are...

• Moons

• Asteroids

• Meteroids

• Sun

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All planet's years are....

• it depends.

• 365 days

• 1 day

• 366 days