Solar system quiz

What is the system of 8 planets and the sun, along with the moons, Asteroids, and comets?

• Solar System
• Black Hole
• Galaxy
• Milky Way

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What is aBelt shaped disc that separates inner planets from outer planets?

• comet belt
• star belt
• moon belt
• asteroid belt

What is a curved path of an object around a star, planet, or moon?

• Zigzag
• Orbit
• Straight line
• Spiral

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What is a satellite made of rock and ice that orbits a planet?

• moon
• comet
• star
• asteroid

What is chunks of rock that measure in size from a meter to several kilometers in diameter?

• planets
• comets
• asteroids
• galaxies

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What is chunks of Ice and dust or rock that have stretched -out orbits around the sun?

• Galaxies
• Planets
• Asteroids
• Comets

How does Jupiter’s rotation differ from Earth’s rotation?

• Jupiter does not rotate at all.
• Jupiter rotates the opposite way of Earth

• Jupiter rotates much faster than Earth.
• Jupiter rotates much slower than Earth.

How do comets and asteroids form and how are they different?

• Comets have a trail behind therm and asteroids do not.

• Comets are formed from gas and liquid material, while asteroids are formed from solid and plasma material.
• Comets are formed from ice, dust, and rocky material, while asteroids are formed from rocky and metallic material.
• Comets are formed from feathers and wool material, while asteroids are formed from paper and plastic material.

Write two facts on each inner planet

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Write two facts on each outer planet