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Which explanation best describes the motion of the objects within our solar system? a. sporadic and chaotic b. regular and predictable c. fast d. slow and unusual
What is b. regular and predictable
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What does the motions of regular and predictable explain? a. the day, year and phases of the moon b. life on earth c. how water flows d. the rotation of the sun
What is a. the day, year and phases of the moon
100
What force keeps the planets in orbit around the sun? a. shear force b. tension c. gravity d. compression
What is c. gravity
100
What causes objects to weigh more on Earth than on the Moon? a. acceleration b. moon dust c. the sun d. gravity
What is d. gravity
100
The four closest planets to the Sun are called? a. Milky Way b. Inner planets c. Outer planets d. Super Nova's
What is b. inner planets
200
Which planet is not larger than Earth? a. Jupiter b. Saturn c. pluto d. Uranus
What is c. pluto
200
What is affected by the position of the Moon? a. gravity b. the universe c. tides d. dreams
What is a. gravity
200
The same side of the moon always faces the Earth. a. true b. false
What is a. true
200
What is the cause of the Earth's seasons and the change in the amount of daylight throughout the year? a. earth's position in the solar system b. the north star c. south pole d. the tilt of the earth axis of rotation with respect to the plane of its orbit.
What is d. the tilt of the earth axis of rotation with respect to the plane of its orbit.
200
The five farthest planets to the sun are called? a. outer planets b. orbital stars c. inner planets d. gas giants
What is a. outer planets
300
Changes in gravitational forces explain? a. the phenomenon of tides b. the movement of objects in the Solar System c. why objects collide d. the big bang theory
What is a. the phenomenon of tides
300
What has helped us understand the similarities between the Earth and the Moon? a. daylight b. rock samples taken from moon c. craters on the moon d. rainbows
What is b. rock samples taken from the moon
300
What are the build blocks of solar systems? a. water, hydrogen, nitrogen b. oxygen, gold and food c. sun, planets and other objects that revolve around it d. moon, stars, and matter
What is c. sun, planets and other objects that revolve around it
300
The planets closest to the sun are colder than the planets farther away from the sun/ a. true b. false
What is b. false
300
What does the color of a star indicate? a. age b. size c. distance d. temperature
What is d. temperature
400
The variation of temperature on a planet's surface is related to ? a. the speed of a planet's rotation b. the gravitational field surrounding the planet c. light beams from the sun d. clouds
What is a. the speed of a planet's rotation
400
Valleys on the surface of the planets or moons might indicated that water once flowed through them. a. true b. false
What is a. true
400
Give a brief explanation why when the moon phase in a New Moon, why don't we see the moon?
What is the part of the moon that is lit up by the sun is facing away from planet earth.
400
Identify all of the planets in order from the sun extending outward?
What is mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, and neptune.
400
How long does it take the earth to revolve around the sun?
What is one year or 365 days.
500
How are galactic distnaces measured? a. inches b. millions and billions of light years c. miles d. none of the above
What is b. millions and billions of light years
500
How many kilometers in a light year? a. 56 km b. 9.4605284 x 1012km c. 12,674 km d. 3.453 x 1012km
What is b. 9.4605284 x 1012km
500
What is the sun considered? a. star b. planet c. meteor d. comet
What is a. star
500
Comparing the earth to the moon, which stays the same on the earth and the moon. a. mass b. weight c. gravity d. rotation
What is a. mass
500
Who is the famous scientist that provided the theory that all of the planets in our solar system revolve around the sun and that the sun is at the center or our solar system?
What is Galileo Galleli
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