Solar System Quiz

 This figure shows the effect of the gravitational pull of the sun on planets. What is represented by arrow A?

• 1. The orbit of the planet around the Sun

• 1. The path a planet would float into space if there were no gravitational pull

• 1. The rotation of the planet

• Gravity pulling Earth toward the Sun

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Use the following table to determine which planet is the largest terrestrial planet?

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Mars

What is the largest object in the solar system?

• The Sun

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Pluto

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One astronomical unit is approximately equal to:

• 1. 250 million km

• 1. The distance from Pluto to the Sun

• 1. 75 million KM

• 1. The distance from Earth to the Sun

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Which dwarf planet orbit takes it furthest away from the Sun?

• Eris

• Ceres

• Makemake

• Pluto

 What conclusion can be drawn from the chart comparing the average distance from the Sun (AU and orbital period (yr)

• As the distance from the Sun decreases, the orbital period of the planet increases

• 1. As the distance from the Sun increases, the orbital period of the planets increases

• 1. The larger the radius of the planet, the farther from the sun the planet orbits. 

• 1. Neptune is about 2 times farther from the Sun than Earth

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What is the average distance between Earth and Mars in AU’s?

• About 1.5 AU

• About 0.76 AU

• About 0.25 AU

• About 0.5 AU

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What force keeps Earth in orbit?

• The Earth’s location between other planets

• The Earth’s spin

• The Sun’s gravitational pull

• The Sun’s speed of rotation

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The diagram below represents the Sun and planets of our solar system. Which planet on the diagram represents Earth?

• G

• H

• K

• M

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Another name for Inner planets is a ​ ​ (a)   planet

• terrestrial
• Celestial
• Gaseous
• Heliocentric
• thermodynamic