DMS 6.2 Quick Check

Which of the following is part of the solar system?

• The Sun

• The Earth

• Asteroids and comets

• All of the above

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What primarily determines the characteristics of a planet or moon?

• Its distance from Earth

• Its composition

• Its color

• Its shape

Which planets are considered “rocky planets”?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Earth, Jupiter, Neptune, Mars

• Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake

The outer planets are different from the inner planets because they are:

• Smaller and rocky

• Larger and made mostly of gas

• Closer to the Sun

• Made entirely of ice

Which of the following correctly describes the role of gravity in the solar system?

• It keeps planets from rotating

• It pushes planets away from the Sun

• It keeps planets orbiting around the Sun

• It only affects small objects like meteors

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What happens to gravitational force as the mass of an object increases?

• It decreases

• It stays the same

• It increases

• It disappears

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Why do outer planets tend to be much larger than inner planets?

• They are made mostly of light gases

• They are closer to the Sun

• They were formed more recently

• They contain no moons

Which of the following is NOT part of the solar system?

• Moons

• The Sun

• Distant galaxies

• Asteroids

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Which of the following discoveries helped prove that Earth is not the center of the universe?

• The invention of the telescope

• The discovery of gravity

• The use of satellites

• The building of rockets

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The development of mathematical physics helped scientists:

• Design spacecraft

• Explain the motion of planets

• Build more powerful telescopes

• Map the surface of the Moon

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