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Space rocks that burn through the Earth's atmosphere and create shooting stars
a) Comet
b) Asteroid
c) Meteors
d) Dwarf planets
Examples: Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Eris, and Ceres
a) Comets
b) Asteroid
c) Meteors
d) Dwarf planets
Large chunks of rock and metal that orbit in space
a) Comet
b) Asteroid
c) Meteor
d) Dwarf planet
Large chunks of frozen snowballs/ice that orbit the Sun and have a ghostly tail
a) Comet
b) Asteroid
c) Meteor
d) Dwarf planet
What is the sentence to help you remember the order of the planets?
a) My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos
b) My Very Excellent Mother Just Gave Us Nachos
c) Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
d) Mary Had A Little Lamb
Why do scientists use AU to measure distances from planets and not kilometers or miles?
a) Using AU is more difficult to calculate
b) Using kilometers and miles would give you a very big number and it is easier to use AU.
c) Using kilometers and miles would give you a small number and you can use these instead
d) We use light years to calculate distances from planets
Jupiter and Saturn are known as the....
a) Gas giants
b) Ice giants
c) Dwarf planets
d) Exoplanets
Uranus and Neptune are known as...
a) Gas giants
b) Ice giants
c) Dwarf planets
d) Exoplanets
This is a band of large space rocks that separate the terrestrial and Jovian planets.
a) Dwarf planets
b) Kuiper belt
c) Asteroid belt
d) Oort cloud
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Jovian planets?
a) They are made of gas and are huge in size.
b) They have a ring system.
c) They have multiple moons.
d) They are rocky.
True or False: Jupiter is the planet with the greatest gravity because it is the biggest planet.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Which is NOT a characteristic of the terrestrial planets?
a) They are small.
b) They have no rings.
c) They have few or no moons.
d) They are made of gas.
What is the force that holds the planets in orbit around the Sun called?
a) Inertia
b) Mass
c) Volume
d) Gravity
The last four planets in our solar system are known as what?
a) The Jovian planets
b) The terrestrial planets
c) The dwarf planets
d) The exoplanets
Why is Pluto considered a dwarf planet?
a) It is not round in shape
b) It does not orbit a star
c) It's path around the Sun is not clear
d) It is too small
What is a moon?
a) A natural satellite that orbits a planet.
b) A natural satellite that orbits a star.
c) A man-made satellite that orbits a planet.
d) A man-made satellite that orbits in space.
How many Astronomical Units (AU) is it from the Earth to the Sun?
a) 10
b) 100
c) 1
d) 1.5
The first four planets in our solar system are known as what?
a) The Jovian planets
b) The terrestrial planets
c) The dwarf planets
d) The exoplanets
What are the criteria needed to be met in order for a planet to be called a planet?
a) It has to orbit a star
b) It has to be nearly round in shape
c) Its path in its orbit around the Sun is clear
d) All of the above
Select the answer showing the planets from closest to the Sun to farthest from the Sun.
a) Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Earth, Uranus
b) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c) Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Mars, Mercury
d) Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
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