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Why do scientists use scale to study the Solar System?

• The solar system is too large to study without using scale models

• The solar system is too small to study without using scale models

• Scientists don't need to use scale because we have satellites

• All of the above

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Why is making a model of the solar system difficult?

• Don't have the right materials

• The solar system is so big and the objects in it are so small in comparison

• There are too many parts in a model

• Because the science concepts are too difficult

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If you were going to make a scale model of the Solar system what planet should be the second largest in diameter?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Earth

• Uranus

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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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Which planet the solar system has the greatest mass?

• Earth

• Venus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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A tool that can be on Earth or orbiting Earth that helps scientists to see far into space is called...

• orbiter

• lander

• rover

• telescope

The orbital motions of the objects in the solar system are the direct result of which of the following features of the Sun?

• Its magnetic field

• Its brightness

• Its gravitational pull

• Its chemical composition

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Students are planning to build a scale model of the outer planets of the solar system. The table here shows some of the objects the students will use for their scale model. Based on the information in the table provided, which of the following representative objects and scaled diameters should they choose for the planet Saturn?

• Basketball, 24 cm

• Softball, 10 cm

• Tennis ball, 5.2 cm

• Baseball, 7.5 cm

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What characteristics distinguish the inner planets in the solar system from the outer planets?

• smaller than outer planets

• more colorful than outer planets

• more terrestrial (rocky)

• less atmosphere than outer planets

Why do all planets orbit the sun?

• The sun is very large and has a weak gravitational pull, so the planets stay close to it

• The sun is smaller than the planets and has a large gravitational pull that attracts the planets

• The sun is large and has a large gravitational pull that makes the planets orbit it

• The sun orbits the planets because it needs to keep them warm

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