Solar System and Gravity

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

What is the largest planet in

our solar system?

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Mars

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One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

• axis
• rotation
• revolution
• satellite

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Select the order from smallest to largest.

• Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
• Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
• Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
• Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way

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This table shows the rotation period and revolution period for 6 planets, and Earth’s moon, all relative to Earth’s periods. Which 2 planets have shorter days than Earth?

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Venus and Mercury

• Mars and Jupiter

• Saturn and Moon

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a small rocky body orbiting the sun, ranging from the size of a small house to dust particles

• nebula

• terrestrial planets

• collision

• asteroids

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How many AU's (astronomical units) is Earth from the sun?

• .39

• 1.25

• 30

• 1

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Which planet is Red in color?

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

What is the solar system?

• The sun

• The planets

• The sun and planets ONLY

• The sun, planets, and all other objects that orbit the sun

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