NC Astronomy Review

Which planet has the largest, and which is the smallest orbit time ?

• Neptune and Saturn

• Neptune and Mercury

• Pluto and Sun

• Pluto and Mercury

What is the actual distance?

• 240 miles

• 280 miles

• 200 miles

• 180 miles

The Curiosity Rover landed on Mars 2012. What type of data is a rover most like collecting?

• the amounts of moons

• the thickness of air molecules

• analyze rock samples in a crater

• circumference of a planet

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Which is a quantitative observation about this photo?

• There are 5 people

• One person is wearing a red coat

• The dogs are playing in the water

• It is very cold outside

How many planets are in Earth's solar system ?

• 8

• .8

• 9

• 13

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How many planets (including dwarf planets are there included in Earth's solar system

• 9

• 13

• 15

• 22

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What are the names of the dwarf planets in Earth Solar System?

• Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake, Haumea, and RR245

• Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea

• Pluto, Ceres, Aries, Makemake, Haumea, and RR245

• Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake, Kepler33B, and RR245

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This is the largest object in our solar system.

• Jupiter's Moon

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Sun

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This is the only moon that is larger than a planet.

• Ganymede

• Titan

• Europa

• Earth's Moon

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What (if any) is the relationship between a planet’s distance from the Sun and the length of a year (the orbital period) on that planet? Support your answer with evidence from your data and observations.