Planets
Stars
Galaxies
Misc
100
What planet is known to have 300 times the mass as Earth?
Jupiter
100
There are many different colors of stars. Which characteristic determines the color of a star?
Temperature
100
What is the difference between a barred spiral galaxy and a normal spiral galaxy?
The shape of the galaxy’s center
100
Where is the asteroid belt located?
Between the inner and outer planets.
200
Which planet is known to have a "Great Dark Spot"?
Neptune
200
All visible stars in the night sky are many times larger than Earth. What claim explains why they look like tiny points of light?
The stars visible at night are located very far from Earth.
200
Why are Elliptical galaxies are brightest toward the center?
The center is crowded with stars, and the number of stars decreases farther out.
200
What do a meteoroid and meteorite have in common?
A meteorite is a meteoroid that reaches the surface of Earth.
300
What is a planet?
A large object in space that revolves around a star in its own orbit.
300
When compared to other stars, the sun is not very unusual. However, the sun is very important to humans. What makes the sun more important than the other stars?
The sun is close to Earth.
300
What type of galaxy is shown in this illustration?
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Spiral Galaxy
300
While looking at the sky one night, Jaganesh saw a streak of light. Jaganesh's father told him that the light was produced by a small chunk of rock passing through Earth’s atmosphere. Which of these terms best describes what Jaganesh saw?
Meteor
400
Inner planets are ______ in diameter where as outer planets are ______ in diameter.
Inner planets are smaller in diameter and outer planets are larger in diameter.
400
Why is the sun considered to be the center of the solar system?
It is closer to earth than other stars.
400
There are several different types of galaxies. How do scientists classify galaxies?
By shape
400
What is the difference between a planet rotating and a planet revolving?
Rotating means the planet is spinning about its axis whereas revolving is the planet moving around another object.
500
What planet has the largest solid core?
Mercury
500
Out of the moon, Venus, the sun, and the star Sirius which one of these are not apart of our solar system?
Star Sirius
500
What can be found between Mars and Jupiter?
The astroid belt.