Which does NOT have an effect on how strongly the Sun pulls on an object in space?

the fact that the Sun is made of a mixture of gases

how far the object is away from the Sun

The order of the inner planets outward from the Sun is ____.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

Mercury, Earth, Venus, and Mars

Mars, Venus, Earth, and Mercury

Earth, Venus, Mars, and Mercury

Which does NOT describe our Sun?

it is the center of the universe

it is part of the Milky Way galaxy

it holds 99% of the mass in the solar system

Which of the following data can help someone to infer the size of a planet?

how many moons it can capture due to its pull of gravity

how far it is from the Sun in km

its surface temperature in degrees

Why do scientists no longer consider Pluto to be a planet?

Scientists changed the definition of a planet based on new information.

Scientists discovered it did not orbit the Sun.

Scientists found that Pluto did not have any gravity.

Scientists decided that there should only be eight planets in the solar system.

What is the reason that the objects of the solar system revolve around the Sun?

The Sun holds 99% of the mass in the solar system, so it has enormous gravitational pull.

The Sun generates its own energy, so the planets stay close to absorb its heat and light.

Light waves from the Sun cause the planets to revolve around it.

Heat energy from the Sun attracts the planets and keeps them in orbit.

Which of the following is NOT necessary information for a student to include when drawing a scientifically accurate model of the solar system?

The shape of the Milky Way galaxy

The distance between the Sun and each planet

Which characteristic of Mars required a space-based instrument to observe and is similar to a characteristic of Earth?

The complex surface features provide evidence of water erosion.

The diameter of the planet is 4220 miles.

The thin atmosphere contains mostly carbon dioxide.

The reddish appearance is due to iron compounds in the rocks that cover the planet’s surface.

Which describes a characteristic that is shared by different galaxies in the universe?

They all formed because of gravity.

They all are about the same distance from the Milky Way.

They all have similar planets and stars.

Which correctly describes the gravity between objects in the solar system?

Objects with a large mass pull with more force than objects with a small mass.

Objects far from the Sun are not large enough to pull on any other objects in the solar system.

Objects in orbit are in motion, and are not affected by gravity.

Objects far apart pull on each other more strongly than objects close together.

Which statement about the Milky Way is correct?

The Milky Way is one of hundreds of billions of galaxies.

The Milky Way is unique in that it contains planets and other celestial bodies.

The Milky Way does not belong to a cluster of galaxies.

The Milky Way is so big that it is not affected by gravity.

James has created a diagram to model three planets in the order of their gravitational force with the Sun. Which change to the model will make it more accurate and why?

Reorder the planets to Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, because both distance from the Sun and the planets’ masses influence gravitational pull.

Reorder the planets to Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, because the Sun pulls more strongly on smaller planets than on larger planets.

Keep the same order but move Earth and Mercury much farther away, because gravitational pull increases as distance from the Sun increases.

Put all three planets the same distance from the Sun, because the Sun’s gravitational pull is the same on all distances.

Naa is reading an article about objects in the solar system. She finds out that Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons is bigger than the planet Mercury Which statement explains why Ganymede is not classified as a planet?

It orbits Jupiter and not the Sun.

It is not as close to the Sun as Mercury.

It is not shaped like the rest of the planets.

It is held in its orbit by gravity.

Thom reads an article on the internet that claims some lakes on Saturn are contain frozen methane. He reads that there is methane on Neptune, too. Which sentence best describes data that would suggest methane is frozen on Neptune?

Neptune's surface temperature is colder than Saturn's.

Neptune's atmosphere has more methane than Saturn's.

Neptune's mass is less than Saturn's.

Neptune's distance from the Sun is greater than Saturn's.

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As the solar system cooled and developed, larger bodies were pushed away from its center by gravity.

True

False

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Moon orbits around the Sun.

True

False

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Who believed in a heliocentric, sun-centered, organization of the solar system during the years 1473-1543?

Nicholas Copernicus

Johannes Kepler

Galileo Galilei

Thor

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the German astronomer who first stated the laws of planetary motion between 1571 and 1630?

Nicholas Copernicus

Johannes Kepler

Galileo Galilei

William Herschel

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30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the process by which two or more small nuclei fuse to make a bigger nucleus?

Nuclear fusion

Gravity

Atomic nuclei

Dwarf planets

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A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion is called a?

star

comet

nebulae

force

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What is the name of the space station that is in low Earth orbit and has astronauts from around the world?

The Hubble Telescope

Titan

The International Space Station

Skylab

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Solar System Quiz

As the solar system cooled and developed, larger bodies were pushed away from its center by gravity.

The Moon orbits around the Sun.

Who believed in a heliocentric, sun-centered, organization of the solar system during the years 1473-1543?

Who was the German astronomer who first stated the laws of planetary motion between 1571 and 1630?

What is the name of the process by which two or more small nuclei fuse to make a bigger nucleus?

A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion is called a?

What is the name of the space station that is in low Earth orbit and has astronauts from around the world?

Which does NOT have an effect on how strongly the Sun pulls on an object in space?

Two of the inner planets are ____.

The order of the inner planets outward from the Sun is ____.

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