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What do we call a very large planet made up of mostly gases?
a) gas giant
b) dwarf planet
c) moon
d) asteroid

The four planets closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars; are also called?
a) outer planets
b) gas giants
c) solar system
d) inner planets

Name the four gas giants, also knows as outer planets:
a) moon, asteroid, orbit, sun
b) Earth, Menus, Mercury, Mars
c) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d) Pluto, Venus, Mars, Jupiter

What is another word for: to make an object appear larger?
a) shrink
b) reduce
c) enlarge
d) magnify

A small, rounded body in orbit around a planet is called a _______?
a) sun
b) moon
c) asteroid
d) comet

To move in a path around an object is to ______.
a) circle
b) spin
c) orbit
d) probe

The four planets farthest from the sun are:
a) Earth, Mars, Neptune, Pluto
b) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c) Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen
d) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

A large body in space that orbits around a star (Sun) is called a ______?
a) comet
b) planet
c) probe
d) moon

The Sun, planets, moon, and other objects that orbit the Sun are called _____?
a) galaxy
b) Milky way
c) solar system
d) constellation

A craft that helps scientist explore space is called a ______?
a) space probe
b) Mars rover
c) telescope
d) satelite

The nearest star to Earth is called the _____?
a) moon
b) magnify
c) star
d) sun

A tool that magnifys distant objects and helps sceintist study things in space.
a) probe
b) telescope
c) camera
d) satelite

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