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Unit 3 - Our Solar System Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old is our solar system?

a)

5.6 billion years old

b)

5.6 million years old

c)

4.9 billion years old

d)

4.6 billion years old

2.

How do we know how old the solar system is?

a)

rubidium dating

b)

study of asteroids

c)

study of meteorites

d)

all of the above

3.

What was our solar system before it formed?

a)

Nebula, pre-star, cloud of dust and gas

b)

the Andromeda

c)

milky way

d)

planet

4.

How was our solar system formed?

a)

by the crashing of planets

b)

Nebular theory

c)

the sun exploded

d)

from meteorites

5.

What are some things astronomers look for when trying to define a planet?

a)

that it is rocky

b)

has to have living things

c)

shape, size or mass, type of orbit, clearing its regional space, luminosity, traditional planetary definitions

d)

can't be too hot or too cold

6.

What does a solar system describe?

a)

rocks

b)

planets

c)

shooting stars

d)

all the space stuff that orbits a star due to gravity

7.

What are some characteristics of a terrestrial planet?

a)

have few moons

b)

all of the above

c)

include a metallic core

d)

have a well-defined rocky surface

8.

What is one characteristics of a Jovian planet?

a)

are mostly made of gases like hydrogen and helium

b)

closer to the sun

c)

very small

d)

often have an atmosphere

9.

How much of the dust and gas does the sun suck up from the nebula?

a)

4%

b)

46%

c)

99%

d)

1%

10.

What percent of the remaining dust and gas swirl in a disk?

a)

1%

b)

56%

c)

99%

d)

32%

11.

What begins to clump around the star due to gravity?

a)

idkkkk

b)

shooting stars

c)

sand

d)

gas and dust

12.

About how many years would it take to count to a billion?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

18.9

d)

25.6

13.

What are three characteristics of the moon?

a)

orbits planets, are natural, have a minimum size

b)

man made

c)

have to be huge

d)

doesn't orbit any planets

14.

What is the equation for the general theory of relativity?

a)

y=mx+b

b)

E= mc2

c)

G= 4.257813 x 10-57

d)

Ax+By=C

15.

Who discovered the general theory of relativity?

a)

Albert Lincoln

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Davud Arlandis Gurden

d)

Davio