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Venus rotates backwards. This is called a ________________________ motion.
a) retrograde
b) spherical
c) elliptical
d) inertia
The largest planet in the solar system.
a) Jupiter
b) Saturn
c) Uranus
d) Neptune
This planet has the most abundant and visible ring system.
a) Saturn
b) Jupiter
c) Uranus
d) Neptune
This planet has an axis tilt that is 90 degrees. It is tilted on its side.
a) Uranus
b) Neptune
c) Saturn
d) Jupiter
This planet appears blue in color because of methane in its atmosphere.
a) Neptune
b) Uranus
c) Saturn
d) Jupiter
Which of the following is not a considered to be a small solar system object?
a) moons
b) comets
c) asteroids
d) meteoroids
When the Earth's magnetic field interacts with the ejected material from the sun, we get _______________.
a) auroras
b) solar wind
c) sun spots
d) earthquakes
Mars has _________ moons.
a) 2
b) 1
c) 0
d) 3
If a small piece of rock enters our atmosphere and lands on Earth, it is now called a ______________________.
a) meteorite
b) meteor
c) meteroid
d) comet
Where is the location of the asteroid belt?
a) Between the planets Mars and Jupiter
b) Beyond the planet Uranus
c) Beyond the Kuiper Belt
d) Beyond the Oort Cloud
As you decrease the size of something (like an orbit), it will spin _________________________.
a) faster
b) slower
c) higher
d) lower
The astronomer that was finally able to put the Geo-Helio Centric debate to rest was ______________________.
a) Kepler
b) Eistein
c) Hubble
d) Newton
Mars is red because the iron in the rocks rusting. The scientific word for rusting is _______________________.
a) oxidation
b) fusion
c) fission
d) green house effect
Which planet is home to the largest volcano in the solar system?
a) Mars
b) Earth
c) Mercury
d) Pluto
The sun is a star. The vast majority of stars are _____________________ than the sun.
a) smaller
b) larger
c) brighter
d) hotter
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