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WorksheetsScience DIA 2
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 31mins
Compared to a Red Giant our star ( sun) would look like...
Our sun would be about the same size
Our sun would look much larger
There are no such thing as Red Giant Stars
Our sun would look very small as compared to a Red Giant Star
Halley's Comet orbits our sun and is part of our Solar System.
No because it is too far away
Yes because it is in orbit around our sun (star)
Yes but only on Tuesdays
Comets are made of Ice & Dust
Does Venus have an out of control Greenhouse Effect?
True and it is very hot too!
False Venus is much like earth
People can live on Venus
Only on Tuesday's
This is not part of our Solar System
The Crab Nebula
Jupiter
Halley's Comet
Our Sun (Sol)
What is wrong with this model?
The model is not in color
Our Solar System is not to scale
The model is correct
The planets are not in the correct order
Inner Planets have this in common
They are made of rock and metal
They are held in orbit by the suns gravity
The two fist choices are correct
None of these options are valid
How are Gas Giants able to retain their massive gas clouds?
The gas belongs to them
They have more mass and gravity
They actually have no gas
None of these options are valid
Why is Venus's Surface so hot?
The thick gas clouds of Venus has created a massive Greenhouse Effect
Venus has a very hot Inner Core
Venus has an atmosphere like earth
Venus is an outer planet
What are the characteristics of Asteroids?
The are irregularly shaped
They have no atmosphere
They are made mostly of rock and metal
All of these are valid
Which of these give off dust and gas while orbiting the sun?
Asteroids
Planets
Stars
Comets
Which of these often fall to earth?
Asteroids
Meteorites
Stars
Dwarf Planets
Using a beach ball as a model for the sun what could represent earth?
A golf ball
An orange
A Tennis Ball
A baseball
How would earth look if it were in orbit around Neptune?
They would look just about the same
Neptune would look like earth's moon
Earth would look like Neptune's moon
This would be impossible
Because of its mass which planet would have a greater gravitational effect on the sun?
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
Spiral
Irregular
Elliptical
Swirly
A water and ice surface make earth unique.
True
False
Only on Tuesdays
Maybe
The North Star is part of our Solar System.
True
False
Maybe
Only on Tuesdays
Which planet has the strongest gravitational force?
Neptune
Earth
Mars
Mercury
Using a golf ball as a model for the earth what could represent the moon?
A marble
A very small pea
A Baseball
A banana
Which choice does this model represent?
Point Z to the earth
Point Y to the Sun
Point Z to the Sun
Point X to Point Z
What is the distance in light years of the sun to point Y
9.4 Light Years
10.4 Light Years
10. 8 Light Years
10.4 Million Years
Having an atmosphere rich in oxygen makes earth unique.
True
False
A student made a model of how the planets orbit the sun. She used a tennis ball to represent the sun. She used ping-pong balls to represent each planet and painted each one a different color. Then, she placed all the ping-pong balls equal distances apart in a line extending out from the sun.
What are two limitations of the student's model? (Limitations are things about the model that limit its accuracy.)
She used the same size balls to represent the planets.
She made planets orbit the sun.
The planets are not the correct distances from the sun.
The solar system can't be modeled using actual objects.
How do the sizes of the inner planets (4 closest to the sun) compare to the sizes of the outer planets (4 farthest from the sun)?
The inner planets are larger.
The outer planets are smaller.
There is no size difference between the inner and outer planets.
The inner planets are smaller.
Describe how the distances between the orbits of the inner planets (1st four from the sun) compare to the distances between the orbits of the outer planets (four farthest from the sun).
The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much smaller.
The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much larger.
The distances between orbits of the inner planets are much larger.
There is no difference between the distances of the orbits of the inner planets and the outer planets.
This model shows...
the size differences among the planets accurately.
the distances between the planets accurately.
both the sizes of the planets and the distances between them accurately
Our Solar System_________
Has 8 planets that are very close together
Has 8 planets, but is mostly empty space
Has 9 planets that are very close together
Has 9 planets, but is mostly empty space
Why do scientists use scale models to study the Solar System?
The solar system is too large to study without using models
The solar system is too small to study without using models
Scientists don't need to use models because we have satellites
All of these options are true
The graph shows the average temperatures of the planets in our solar system. Which planet has the highest average temperature?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
