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Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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Studies outer space, the solar system, and the objects in it

• geologist
• virologist
• astronomer
• hydrologist

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This is the smallest planet in the solar system

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

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The distance between the Earth and the Sun one ______________

• astronomical unit.
• Light-year
• kilometer
• meter

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Describe how the distances between the orbits of the inner planets compare to the distances between the orbits of the outer planets.

• The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much smaller.
• The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much larger.
• The distances between orbits of the inner planets are much larger.
• There is no difference between the distances of the orbits of the inner planets and the outer planets.

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Which planet is the solar system's largest?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

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Based on the pattern in the data table, predict the period of Mars' orbit.

• less than 88 days

• between 88 and 224.6 days

• greater than 365.2 days

• exactly 2x 224.6 days

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If someone is building a scale model of our solar system which characteristic would be the most difficult to build into the model?

• The relative sizes of the objects

• The colors of the objects

• The distances between objects

• The composition of the objects

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According to the chart above, how does the diameter of Pluto compare to the diameter of Venus?

• Venus is about five times smaller than Pluto

• Pluto is about two times smaller than Venus

• Pluto is about six times smaller than Venus

• Venus is about the same size as Pluto

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Jupiter is _________ compared to Earth.

• Smaller

• Same size

• Larger

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