02132020 Unit 7 Quiz on Content.

Josleen divided some of the planets into two main groups. The table below shows how she grouped them.

Group 1 Group 2

Mercury Saturn

Mars Uranus

Venus Jupiter

Which two categories did Josleen most likely use to group the planets?

• planets and dwarf planets

• with moons and without moons

• orbit the sun and orbit other bodies

• small diameters and large diameters

Paul created a poster showing the solar system. Paul’s poster is shown below.

Which of these details in Paul’s poster is most accurate?

• the order of the planets

• the number of moons shown

• the distances between the planets

• the sizes of the planets and the sun

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Ganymede is a moon of Jupiter. It is larger than Mercury and has a metallic core similar to Earth’s core. Which of these statements best explains why Ganymede is classified as a moon rather than a planet?

• It is too large to be called a planet.

• It orbits Jupiter instead of the sun.

• Its properties are different from Jupiter’s.

• It is farther from the sun than Mercury.

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Nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies.

• comet

• planet

• moon

• dwarf planet

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Meteoroids that reach Earth's surface

• asteroid

• meteoroid

• comet

• meteorites

A star and the planets and other space objects that revolve around it.

• revolution

• solar system

• rotation

• moon

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everything that exists

• galaxy

• light-year

• universe

• astronomy

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the planets that are the farthest from the sun

• inner planets

• outer planets

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The study of objects in space and their characteristics.

• apparent magnitude

• universe

• astronomy

• star

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A group of billions of stars, the objects that orbit the stars, gas, and dust that is held together by gravity.

• meteoroids

• galaxy

• asteroid belt

• universe

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