Solar System and Eclipses Review

Which of the following objects tend to orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter?

• Comets

• Meteors

• Moons

• Asteroids

Which of the following has a tail of ice, dust, and gasses?

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Meteors

• Supernovas

Lisa made a list of characteristics of a planet. Which of the following should Lisa include on her list that is true for ALL planets?

• Has a gravitational pull

• Tilted on an axis

• Orbits around a celestial body, leaving a tail of gas and dust

• orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter

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Which of the following has reached Earth's crust?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

• Meteorite

During a lunar eclipse, the moon is in which phase?

• full moon

• quarter moon

• new moon

• gibbous moon

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When the Earth is located between the sun and the moon, what may occur?

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Full moon

• Winter

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Four students were discussing why solar eclipses don't happen every time the moon finishes its cycle. Which student gives the best explanation?

• Jennifer says, "The moon sometimes orbits from North to South, so it doesn't always pass between the Sun and Earth

• Robby says, "The moon is not always eclipsed so it only happens about 5 times per year"

• Benny says" The moon's orbit is on an angle and moves, so the shadow is sometimes about and sometimes below the Earth."

• Caroline says, "the moon's orbit is irregular, so eclipses can't be predicted"

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Which of the following describes an inner planet?

• gaseous

• large

• cold

• rocky

The _______ planets are considered the gas giants

• inner

• outer

You and a friend were star gazing and you notice a shooting star. This is not really a star but a ________.

• comet

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteorite