Solar System Unit Review

1. What is the neighborhood in space called?

• The Planets
• The Stars
• The Atmosphere
• The Solar System

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2. What is the central star?

• The biggest star
• The smallest star
• The sun
• A planet

6. How many planets are in the solar system?

• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

7. How old is the Solar System

• 1.2 million years old
• 2.4 million years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 2 trillion years old

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11. Which planet is the largest in the solar system?

• Saturn
• Mercury
• Earth
• Jupiter

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16. Which planet is famous for it's colorful rings and has more than 60 moons?

• Jupiter
• Mars
• Mercury
• Saturn

Earth is sometimes closer to the sun as it moves around it's orbit.

• True
• False

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Some people think that the reason it is hotter in Michigan in the summer is because Earth is closer to the sun. This statement is:

• True, Earth's distance does change.
• False, Earth is closer to the sun in the winter
• True, Earth is closer to the sun in the summer
• False, Earth does not change distance from the sun.

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How much closer is Earth to the sun in the winter?

• 1 million km
• 6 billion km
• 6 million km
• 6 trillion kim

If closeness to the sun caused the seasons, which 2 months would we have summer?

• January
• December
• February
• March
• April

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