Earth and Space Quiz

If we could turn off gravity, what would happen to the Earth?

• it would move away in a straight line

• It would fall

• It would stay still

• Nothing

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True of False: A meteor causes a streak of light as it enters Earth's atmosphere?

• True

• False

Which statement is correct about how close a planet is to the sun and its surface temperature?

• The closer a planet is to the sun, the hotter its surface temperature.

• The closer a planet is to the sun, the colder its surface temperature.

• Distance from the sun does not affect a planet's surface temperature.

• The closer a planet is to the sun, the more its temperature fluctuates.

Which planet is the Sun's gravity pulling more strongly on

• Neptune

• Earth

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What two things affect the gravitational force between two objects?

• Mass and distance

• Volume and distance

• Mass and volume

• Distance and temperature

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Where do comets that orbit in the solar system come from?

• The Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

• The Asteroid Belt

• The Milky Way

• The Sun

Earth is in the "Just right" zone for life, we call that the ...

• Habitable Zone

• Best Zone

• Too Hot Zone

• To Cold Zone

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A circular path taken around something is called ______?

• An orbit

• A rotation

• A revolution

• A cycle

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What does the Earth Orbit?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Mars

• Jupiter

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How long does it take the Earth to Orbit the Sun?

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 30 days

• 7 days

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