Solar System Unit Test 6th Grade

Which planets are terrestrial?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Saturn, Earth, Mars

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

What are the characteristics of the inner planets?

• Gas giants and colder temperatures

• Rocky surfaces and warmer temperatures

• Small and colder temperatures

Moons are large spherical bodies that _______.

• revolve around the solar system

• orbit the Sun

• orbit a nearby planet

• float freely in space

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Which planet has many volcanoes, is bright, has a yellowish/white appearance, and is rocky?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

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What could be added between Mars and Jupiter to make the model more detailed?

• a comet

• a moon

• dwarf planet

• Asteroid Belt

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Based on the size of the dogs, which dog would be Mercury?

• A

• B

• C

• D

How did gravity affect the formation of the solar system?

• It pulled dust and gas together to form the planets

• Gravity keeps the moons orbiting the planets

• It pushed planets away from the sun

• Gravity has no effect on the solar system

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Dwarf planets:

• * Are spherical

• * Orbit a star

• * And ____________

• move clockwise

• have other objects in its orbit

• have NO other space objects in its orbit

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Jupiter and Saturn have the most moons because they have strong _____________.

• gravity because of their mass.

• electromagnets in their rocky core.

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__________ and technology help our understanding of the solar system.

• Art

• Theater

• Math

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