solarsystemquiz

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This quiz will prepare you for the Solar System Test.1. What is the name of the path a planet takes around the sun?

[ ] rotation

[ ] orbit

[ ] revolution

[ ] gravity

2. What is the name for the force pulling on planets?

[ ] revolution

[ ] orbit

[ ] gravity

[ ] rotation

3. What is another name for the spinning of the earth on its axis?

[ ] revolution

[ ] gravity

[ ] orbit

[ ] rotation

4. What is another name for the act of moving around the sun?

[ ] rotation

[ ] gravity

[ ] orbit

[ ] revolution

5. If a planet didn't have a force pulling it into orbit, what would happen?

[ ] it would fly off in a straight line

[ ] it would fall into the bottom of space

[ ] it would keep revolving around the sun

[ ] it would explode

6. In what way are asteroids and comets different?

[ ] asteroids have rocks, comets don't

[ ] asteroids are as big as planets, comets aren't

[ ] comets orbit the sun, asteroids don't

[ ] comets are icy, asteroids aren't

7. What two elements are the main components of the sun?

[ ] oxygen and carbon dioxide

[ ] helium and hydrogen

[ ] argon and helium

[ ] carbon and hydrogen

8. Which are the Gas Giants?

[ ] Earth, Mars, Venus and Mercury

[ ] Jupiter, Earth, Mars, and Venus

[ ] Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and Neptune

[ ] Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter

9. Which of these is true about the gas giants?

[ ] they are not all beyond the asteroid belt

[ ] they have no surface to land on

[ ] some are made of rock

[ ] some are smaller than the terrestrial planets

10. Why are Mars, Mercury, Earth, and Venus are called terrestrial planets?

[ ] they have territories

[ ] they have atmospheres

[ ] they are made of rock and have surfaces

[ ] they are hot

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