6.2 Review Solar System

Which planet is a gaseous planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

Which planets have less than 2 moons?

• Saturn

• Mars

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

Which planet is the largest?

• Neptune

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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What TWO factors influence gravitational force?

• Mass

• Weight

• Distance

• Speed

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When asteroids collide they can produce crumbly debris called __________

• comet

• meteoroid

• comet

• meteorite

What is another name for a "shooting star?"

• meteor

• comet

• asteroid

• meteoroid

Which list has the planets in order from smallest diameter to largest diameter?

• Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Earth, Mercury, Saturn

• Earth, Mars, Neptune, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Which facts are true about the inner planets? Select all.

• little or no moons

• terrestrial--solid surface

• they have no rings

• they have thick atmospheres

• they are located past the asteroid belt

Earth is how many astronomical units away from the sun?

• 0.7

• 1

• 3.5

• 9.7

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What is a natural object that orbits around another object called?

• meteor

• satellite

• natural satellite

• rocket ship

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