Solar System
What is the sun?
A. Star
B. Light
C. Planet
A Star
What is the name of our galaxy?
A. Mars
B. Twix
C. Milky way
The Milky Way
Objects that orbit our sun, and made of ice, dust, and gas are called--
a. asteroids
b. meteors
c.comets
d. planets
What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
A. Mars
B. Earth
C. Pluto
Earth
How long does it take for Earth to orbit the sun?
A. 24 hours
B. 30 days
C. 365.25 days
365.25 days
Which planet is known as the red planet?
A.Earth
B.Uranus
C.Mars
Mars
Who is the first person to walk on the moon?
A. Neil Armstrong
B. Mr. Bean
C. Buzz Lightyear
Neil Armstrong
What separates the four inner planets and the four outer planets?
A. An asteroid Belt
B. Some stars
C. Some Moons
A - an asteroid Belt
What is the atmosphere made of?
A. Air
B. Dust
C. Stars
a) Air
How many moons does Neptune have?
A. 1
B. 16
C. 203
16 Moons
Planets orbit the sun in a perfect circle?
A. Yes
B. No
No. Object's orbit is an ellipse (a stretched out circle). In a elliptical path
What are Galaxies made of?
A. Dust
B. Gas
C. Stars
D. All of above
D - Galaxies are made of gas, dust, and stars
This object is made of gas and generally round. It has many moons and is closer than Saturn to earth.
a. sun
b. Jupiter
c. Venus
d. Mars
B. Jupiter
Earth is the only planet in our solar system that supports life. Which condition on Earth support life?
A. presence of water
b.a thin atmosphere
c. hot temps
d. distance from the sun
e. lack of CO2
A and D
How many moons does earth have?
A. 10
B. 6
C. 1
D. 7
C. 1
The measure of how far an object's orbit is from being circular is its eccentricity?
True or False
True
You can find all of these in the solar system EXCEPT-
a. planets
b.moons
c.models
d. comets
C. models
Why would it be more difficult for the astronauts to run while they are in space?
a. Lack of gravity
b. running in a spacesuit
c. its too hot in space
d. its too cold in socae
A. Lack of gravity
How much is an astronomical unit?
a) The average distance from the Earth to the Sun
b) The distance light travels in one year
c) The distance between the Earth and the Moon
a) The average distance from the Earth to the Sun (ca. 149.6 million kilometers)
As the distance between objects increase, the force of gravity decreases.
True or False
True
How much of Earth covered by water?
A. 71%
B. 50%
C. 60%
71%
Name the 8 planets in our solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Which object has the most gravity?
A. sun
b. Jupiter
c.earth
d. moon
A. Sun. It is the most massive object in our solar system
What is the universe called?
A. Solar system
B. Galaxy
C. The Cosmos
The cosmos
What is a White Dwarf?
a) A small star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel.
b) A planet covered entirely in ice.
c) One of Santa's helpers (an elf)
a) A small star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel.