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Galaxies are made up of...
a) Universes
b) Suns
c) Solar Systems
d) Planets

Which of the following is made up of several galaxies?
a) Universe
b) Solar System
c) the Milky Way
d) Planet

The Earth belongs to which galaxy?
a) Andromeda
b) Solar System
c) Dwarf Planet
d) Milky Way

Which planet is not a part of the inner planet grouping?
a) Mercury
b) Mars
c) Neptune
d) Venus

Which planet is not a part of the outer planet grouping?
a) Mars
b) Saturn
c) Neptune
d) Jupiter

What body in space produces heat and radiation?
a) Planet
b) Moon
c) Star
d) Asteroid

Orbits are caused by...
a) Being a part of a solar system
b) Gravity attracting objects
c) Galaxies
d) Stars

Which is the correct order from largest to smallest?
a) Moon, Planet, Galaxy, Universe, Solar System
b) Universe, Solar System, Galaxy, Planet, Moon
c) Moon, Planet, Solar System, Galaxy, Universe
d) Universe, Galaxy, Solar System, Planet, Moon

What is an orbit?
a) a circular path an object in space takes around another body
b) the name of our solar system
c) the force that keeps solar systems together
d) the force that keeps galaxies together

What body in space produces light?
a) Planet
b) Moon
c) Asteroid
d) Star

What is the correct order of planets in our solar system from closest to the sun to the farthest?
a) Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
b) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
c) Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Between which pair of planets is there more distance?
a) Mercury and Venus
b) Venus and Mars
c) Jupiter and Saturn
d) Earth and Venus

Saturn is closer to the Sun than...
a) Mercury
b) Asteroid belt
c) Jupiter
d) Neptune

Venus is larger than...
a) Earth
b) Neptune
c) Uranus
d) Mars

The asteroid belt is in between
a) Earth and Venus
b) Mars and Jupiter
c) Earth and Mars
d) Jupiter and Saturn

What is NOT true about the outer planets?
a) They are mostly made of gas and ice
b) They are farther apart from each other
c) They are smaller
d) Most of them have stronger gravity than Earth

Bodies in space that orbit the sun, have enough mass for gravity to maintain its round shape, and have cleared the area around its orbit are called:
a) Stars
b) Planets
c) Asteroids
d) Moons

Bodies that naturally orbit around a planet are called:
a) Asteroids
b) Stars
c) Moons
d) Galaxies

A small rocky object in space
a) Star
b) Asteroid
c) Meteor
d) Meteorite

A small, rocky object that has entered Earth's atmosphere
a) Star
b) Asteroid
c) Meteor
d) Meteorite

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