Sistema solar (Examen)

What percentage of the solar system's mass does the Sun constitute?

• 50%

• 75%

• 99.8%

• 25%

In which region of space is Earth located?

• The asteroid belt

• The habitable zone

• The Kuiper belt

• The Oort cloud

Which planets are primarily composed of gas?

• Mars, Venus, Earth

• Mercury, Venus, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter

What can be found in the Asteroid Belt?

• Comets

• Millions of space rocks (asteroids)

• Gas giants

• Dwarf planets

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What can be found in the Kuiper Belt?

• Gas giants

• Dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris

• The Sun

• Asteroids

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Why was Pluto reclassified as a dwarf planet?

• It is too far from the Sun

• It is too small to be a planet

• It does not have enough mass to clear its orbit

• It is made of gas

Why do planets stay in their orbit around the Sun?

• Because of the Sun's light

• Due to the Sun's magnetic field

• Because of the Sun's gravity

• Due to the planets' own gravity

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What does a solar system consist of?

• A sun and its orbiting objects

• Only planets

• Stars and galaxies

• Moons and asteroids only

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¿Por qué los científicos estudian el planeta Marte?

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¿Por qué los modelos del sistema solar no están a escala?

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