Solar System Quiz

Where would you have to travel to reduce your weight but not lose any mass?

• The moon
• The Sun
• Jupiter
• Saturn

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This states that all objects attract each other through gravitational force.

• The law of conservation of mass
• Newton's second law of motion
• The law of universal gravitation
• The law of free falling objects

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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As mass increases, gravity ________________.

• Increases 
• Decreases 
• Stays the same 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which statement is true about gas giants

• Gas giants formed close to the Sun and contain deep, gaseous atmospheres. 
• Gas giants have gaseous cores and rocky surfaces because the planets are far from the Sun
• Gas giants contain no rock or metals because the planets are too cold for these materials to condense. 
• Gas giants contain ices because these planets formed far enough from the Sun that these materials could condense. 

Much of the surface of Mars is dry and dusty.  What weather conditions do winds on Mars most likely create on Mars?

• Rainstorm
• Hailstorm
• Dust storm
• Snow storm 

What is the smallest planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

It takes 365.25 days for this planet to orbit the sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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Which of these planets is not a Terrestrial Planet

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

the Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun.

• true
• false

What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?

• Mercury
• Mars
• Pluto
• Neptune