SoloStation Quiz

What can be thought of as "all the stuff held sway by the Sun’s gravity"?

• the Milky Way Galaxy
• our local group
• the Solar System
• the inner planets

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What percentage of the mass of the entire solar system is due to the Sun?

• 27%
• 54%
• 77%
• 98%

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After the Sun, what is the next most massive object in the Solar System?

• the Earth
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus

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Which planets are commonly referred to as the "inner planets"?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
• Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter
• Earth, Mars, Uranus, and Neptune
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

Which planets are found closer to the Sun?

• rocky planets
• gas giants
• exoplanets
• helium planets

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Is gravity a one way or two way force between two masses?

(hint: does Earth only exert gravity on you or do you also exert gravity back to earth?)

• Gravity is a one-way relationship between two masses

• Gravity is a two-way relationship between two masses

• Gravity only works one-way is they are the same mass.

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Which planet is farthest from the Sun?

• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Neptune
• Pluto

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What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Mars
• The Sun

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

• gravity

• friction

• density

• distance

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A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because . . .

• Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
• Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• Jupiter has less mass and therefore less gravity

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