Earth Systems Unit 5 Space Lesson 3 Quiz

Which of these celestial bodies is not considered to be a major planet by scientists?

• Pluto

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Neptune

Which of these is a region of the solar system that starts just beyond Neptune’s orbit and that contains dwarf planets and other small bodies made mostly of ice?

• the TNO

• the Kuiper Belt

• the asteroid belt

• the outer atmosphere

Which of these are objects that circle stars other than Earth’s sun?

• moons

• nebulas

• exoplanets

• planetesimals

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

• spiral

• elliptical

• irregular

• spherical

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What is an irregular galaxy?

• a galaxy with no particular shape

• a galaxy that has vast areas without stars

• a galaxy shaped like a stretched-out football

• a galaxy that has high mass and is rich in dust and gas

Which of these lists objects from closest to farthest from Earth?

• Jupiter, Kuiper Belt, sun

• Jupiter, sun, Kuiper Belt

• sun, Kuiper Belt, Jupiter

• sun, Jupiter, Kuiper Belt

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Which description would most likely apply to an older star?

• is composed mostly of lithium and is located in a galactic cluster

• is composed mostly of helium and is located in a galactic cluster

• is composed mostly of carbon and is located in a globular cluster

• is composed mostly of hydrogen and is located in a globular cluster

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