Quiz about Virginia Science

Question 1

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Earth

Answer

Jupiter

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Saturn

Question 2

What planet is eighth in the Solar System?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

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Uranus

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Jupiter

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Mars

Question 3

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

Accepted Answer

rock

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gas

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metal

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water

Question 4

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Jupiter

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Earth

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Pluto

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Comet

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Asteroid

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Moon

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Meteor

Question 6

Which is the second closest planet to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Earth

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Saturn

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Mercury

Question 7

Which planet is third from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Earth

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Mars

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Pluto

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Venus

Question 8

Which planet is NOT one of the

"Gas Giants"?

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Uranus

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Neptune

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Saturn

Question 9

Which planets have rings?

Accepted Answer

all 4 of the outer planets

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Just Saturn

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Saturn and Jupiter

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Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, and Mars

Question 10

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

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asteroids

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nebula

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terrestrial planets

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collision

Question 11

A name for the large planets composed mostly of gases, including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

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gas giants

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terrestrial planets

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inner planets

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nebula

Question 12

Put the objects in order from the sun.

Accepted Answer

Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Asteroid Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Sun, Mercury, Asteroid Belt, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Asteroid Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Asteroid Belt, Uranus, Sun

Question 13

Select all that apply to the inner planets

Accepted Answer

Rocky

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Small

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Made of gas

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Slow

Question 14

Select all that apply to the outer planets

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Made of gas

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Behind the asteroid belt

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Has rings

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Small

Question 15

True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 16

According to the chart above, how does the diameter of Pluto compare to the diameter of Venus?

Accepted Answer

Pluto is about six times smaller than Venus

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Venus is about five times smaller than Pluto

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Pluto is about two times smaller than Venus

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Venus is about the same size as Pluto

Question 17

The sun is

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a star

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a planet

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an asteroid

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an enormous meteor

Question 18

Jupiter has

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many moons

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a solid, rocky surface

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its own sun

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only two moons

Question 19

The Mars Rover discovered

Accepted Answer

there is iron oxide in the soil

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the atmosphere is mostly nitrogen

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that Mars is three times bigger than Earth

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there are people living on Mars

Question 20

Where is the asteroid belt located?

Accepted Answer

In between Mars and Jupiter

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In between Uranus and Neptune

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Beyond the Oort Cloud

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In between Mercury and Venus

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