Scale of Solar System

Describe how the distances between the orbits of the inner planets (1st four from the sun) compare to the distances between the orbits of the outer planets (four farthest from the sun).

• The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much smaller.

• The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much larger.

• The distances between orbits of the inner planets are much larger.

• There is no difference between the distances of the orbits of the inner planets and the outer planets.

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What planet is spinning the fastest on its axis?

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Earth

Which planet in the Solar system orbits the sun in the shortest amount of time?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Neptune

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What planets year (Period of Revolution) is shorter than its day (Period of Rotation)?

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Uranus

Which unit of measurement is used to measure distances within our solar system?

• inches

• kilometers

• miles

• Astronomical units

Which planet in the Solar system is tilted nearly 90* directly toward the Sun?

• Earth

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Pluto

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If you were to make a scale model of the Solar system what planets in the solar system should be most similar in size?

• Earth and Venus

• Mars and Mercury

• Uranus and Neptune

• Jupiter and Saturn

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What percentage of the mass of the entire solar system is due to the Sun?

• 27%

• 54%

• 77%

• 98%

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Why is the force of gravity different on various celestial objecs?

• Each planet has a different mass

• Each planet has a different distance from the Sun

• Each planet is made up of different solids, liquids, and gases

• Each planet has a different number of moons

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What is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun, which is used as a standard unit of measurement in the solar system?

• 93 million miles

• 150 million kilometers

• 1 Astronomical Unit

• All of the above

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