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What would happen if the distance of a planet from the Sun was doubled?
a) The planet's mass would be doubled.
b) The planet's year length would be longer.
c) The planet's day length would be shorter.
d) The planet's orbital period would become shorter.

Earth is the only planet that is believed capable of supporting life because it has
a) an atmosphere
b) gavity
c) a moon
d) water.

If the Sun were to suddenly disappear, how would the motion of Earth be affected?
a) Earth would immediately stop moving.
b) Earth would accelerate as it continued moving in its orbit.
c) Earth would continue moving with constant velocity in its orbit.
d) Earth would continue moving with constant velocity in a straight line.

Which bodies are composed primarily of rock and metal?
a) comets and stars
b) stars and meteors
c) comets and asteroids
d) asteroids and meteors

If the force of gravity between the Sun and the planets disappears, what would happen to the path the planets follow?
a) They would continue to rotate around the Sun.
b) The planet's velocity would increase as it got closer to the Sun.
c) The speed at which they are moving would significantly slow down.
d) They would move in a straight line at a constant speed and velocity.

Venus is sometimes thought of as Earth's sister planet. In some ways the two planets are very similar. Venus is only slightly smaller than Earth, has a similar density. Yet Venus does not support life. What is one reason why?
a) Venus has no atmosphere
b) Venus's surface temperature is about 480 degrees Celsius
c) The water on Venus' surface is too hot to support life
d) Venus' dense clouds keep the planet's temperatures very low.

Venus has about the same mass a EARTH and is about the same distance from the Sun. Yet does not support life. An important difference between Earth and Venus is that Venus lacks
a) an atmosphere
b) gravity and water
c) a similar chemical composition
d) water and moderate temperatures

A meteorite is different from a comet mainly because it
a) has a tail of ice and dust
b) enters the Earth's atmosphere
c) has a nucleus made of snow and rock
d) is found in orbit between Mars and Jupiter

Our Solar System is in the Milky Way galaxy. What shape is this galaxy?
a) oval
b) rectangular
c) spiral
d) triangular

If a new star appeared in our solar system that was larger and heavier than the Sun, the planets would MOST LIKELY
a) orbit the new star
b) float away into space
c) continue to orbit the Sun
d) be pulled into the new star

The universe is often described as CLUMPY with dense groups of matter separated by empty space. A singe clump made of billions of stars is known as
a) galaxy
b) nebula
c) light year
d) solar system

Evidence show that interstellar bodies are moving away from Earth, some faster than others, which BEST suggests that the universe
a) is shrinking
b) is expanding
c) was not found by a big bang
d) has always been the same size

Which of these lists bodies in order from CLOSET to FURTHEST from the Earth?
a) moon, sun, near edge of Milky Way, center of Milky Way
b) near edge of Milky Way, moon, center of Milky Way, sun
c) sun, moon, center of Milky Way, near edge of Milky Way
d) moon, sun center of Milky Way, near edge of Milky Way

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