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Solar System.
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a dwarf planet?
a) orbits the Sun
b) has enough mass to have a nearly round shape
c) has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit
d) is located past the planet Neptune
Which of the following statements is true?
a) The rotation of a celestial object determines the length of day and the revolution determines the length of a year.
b) The rotation of a celestial object determines the length of a year and revolution is determined by the distance to the sun.
c) The revolution of a celestial object determines the length of day and the rotation determines the length of a year.
d) The revolution of a celestial object determines the length of year and rotation is determined by the distance to the sun.
Which of these is the most likely explanation for the different classification of asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites in the Solar system?
a) Asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites are all located in different parts of the Solar system.
b) Asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites all have different periods of revolution in the Solar system.
c) Asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites all have different periods of rotation in the Solar system.
d) Asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites are all different shapes and sizes in the Solar system.
A moon of Jupiter called Ganymede is larger than planet Mercury. Which of these is the most likely explanation for why Ganymede is classified as a moon rather than a planet?
a) Jupiter's moon Ganymede is relatively smaller compared to most other planets
b) Ganymede revolves around a planet while Mercury revolves directly around the Sun
c) Mercury revolves and rotates around the Sun faster than Jupiter's moon Ganymede
d) Ganymede revolves directly around the Sun while Mercury revolves around a planet
A student found that a day on planet Venus is longer than a year. Which of these is the most likely explanation for this fact?
a) Venus revolves around the Sun faster than it rotates on its axis
b) Venus revolves around the Sun and rotates on its axis at the same speed
c) Venus orbits the Sun slower than it rotates on its axis
d) Venus revolves around the Sun slower than it rotates on its axis
Which of the following best compares the characteristics and movements of Earth and Venus?
a) Earth's orbits around the Sun faster than Venus
b) A day on Venus is longer than a day on Earth
c) A year on Earth is shorter than a year on Venus
d) Venus is larger in size than planet Earth
Which of the following would be the correct order of planets from smallest to largest if Fred were to model the sizes of the planets accurately?
a) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
c) Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
d) Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Venus, Mars, Mercury
Which of the following correctly orders the description of each celestial body from A--E?
a) A. Planet - B.Comet - C. Meteoroid - D. Asteroid - E. Moon
b) A. Moon - B. Meteoroid - C. Comet - D. Asteroid - E. Planet
c) A. Planet - B. Meteoroid - C. Comet - D. Asteroid - E. Moon
d) A. Planet - B. Asteroid - C. Comet - D. Meteoroid - E. Moon
Which of the following correctly orders the planets in our Solar system starting with the planet closest to the Sun?
a) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
c) Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
d) Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
Which explanations about the orbital speed of the planets is best supported by these data?
a) The orbital speed of large planets is greater than the orbital speed of small planets.
b) The orbital speed of gaseous planets is greater than the orbital speed of rocky planets.
c) The orbital speed of the outer planets is greater than the orbital speed of the inner planets.
d) The orbital speed of the inner planets is greater than the orbital speed of the outer planets.
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