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WorksheetsSolar System Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?
a)
Einstein
b)
Galileo
c)
Darwin
d)
Newton
2.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight
d)
weight and mass
3.
Where would you have to travel to reduce your weight but not lose any mass?
a)
The moon
b)
The Sun
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
4.
This states that all objects attract each other through gravitational force.
a)
The law of conservation of mass
b)
Newton's second law of motion
c)
The law of universal gravitation
d)
The law of free falling objects
5.
What model is where the earth is in the middle of our universe?
a)
Heliocentric Model
b)
Geocentric Model
c)
Moon phases
d)
Tidal Phases
6.
As mass increases, gravity ________________.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
7.
How long does it take the earth to make 1 revolution
a)
One year
b)
One day
c)
One hour
d)
One minute
8.
As distance increases, gravity __________________.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
9.
What Model is where the sun is the center of the universe?
a)
Geocentric
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Earth's rotations
d)
Earth's planets
10.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
11.
Which planet in our solar system will have the fastest orbital speed?
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Mercury
12.
As distance decreases, gravity ___________________.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
13.
Which term describes a small body from which a planet forms?
a)
Moon
b)
Planetesimal
c)
Orbit
d)
Solar Nebula
14.
Which statement is true about gas giants
a)
Gas giants formed close to the Sun and contain deep, gaseous atmospheres.
b)
Gas giants have gaseous cores and rocky surfaces because the planets are far from the Sun
c)
Gas giants contain no rock or metals because the planets are too cold for these materials to condense.
d)
Gas giants contain ices because these planets formed far enough from the Sun that these materials could condense.
15.
What role did gravity play in the formation of the Sun?
a)
Gravity caused the protoplanetary disk to become a planetismal, which became the Sun.
b)
Gravity caused the protoplanetary disk to rotate and form a solar nebula which became the Sun.
c)
Gravity caused the Solar nebula to collapse toward the center causing the center to be dense and hot.
d)
Gravity caused small particles to collide to form larger particles called planetesimals, which eventually formed the sun.
16.
How are Jupiter and Saturn similar?
a)
They have the same density
b)
They are close to the Sun
c)
They have many satellites.
d)
Made of mostly carbon dioxide.
17.
Much of the surface of Mars is dry and dusty. What weather conditions do winds on Mars most likely create on Mars?
a)
Rainstorm
b)
Hailstorm
c)
Dust storm
d)
Snow storm
18.
Which of these tools enabled Galileo to study parts of the universe that had never been seen?
a)
Compass
b)
Geomtery
c)
Mathematics
d)
Telescope
19.
Early historical models of the solar system were geocentric. Which of these phrases describes a geocentric solar system?
a)
the sun as a reference point
b)
existing in a star system
c)
Earth as a reference point
d)
circular, orbital path of travel
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