2024 Solar System Part 1 Unit Test Review

Which of these is true about stars and planets?

• A planet is contained inside a star.

• A star revolves around a planet.

• A star is contained inside a planet.

• A planet revolves around a star.

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Which planet is closer to the sun than Earth?

• Venus

• Mars

• Neptune

• Saturn

Many technological advances have helped people perform scientific studies. An important area of science that has been influenced by technology is space study. Without the invention of special equipment, much of what is known about space would not be known today. Which of the following inventions has contributed to the study of space?

• space crafts

• telescopes

• satellites

• all of these

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The diagram shows one way to model the Solar System. What does this model most accurately show?

• the relative temperatures of the planets

• the relative sizes of the planets

• the composition of each planet

• the relative distance of each planet from the Sun

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The diagram below shows one way to model the Solar System. What is a limitation of this model?

• It does not show the relative distance of each planet from the Sun.

• It does not correctly show the order of the planets.

• It does not include all of the major planets in the Solar System.

• It does not correctly show the relative sizes of the planets.

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The diagram below shows one way to model the Solar System. What is a limitation of this model?

• It does not correctly show the relative distance of each planet from the Sun.

• It does not include all of the major planets in the Solar System.

• It does not correctly show the relative sizes of the planets.

• It does not correctly show the order of the planets.

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Deneb and the Sun are two stars. Deneb has a diameter that is 100-200 times greater than that of the Sun. When seen from Earth, why does the Sun appear larger and brighter than Deneb?

• The Sun has a larger mass than Deneb.

• The Sun spins faster than Deneb.

• The Sun is closer than Deneb.

• The Sun orbits around Deneb.

Stars twinkle and produce their own light.

• True

• False

Planets twinkle and produce their own light.

• True

• False

Planets are usually shaped like spheres. The distance from one side of a sphere to the other other is called the diameter. Which of these planets has the smallest diameter, or distance across?

• Mercury

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

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