Solar System Quizzizz

What separates the outer planets from the inner planets?

• the asteroid belt

• the Great Giant Spot

• a large magnetic field

Which theory has the sun at the center and all other planets rotating around it?

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

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Which group of planets are closer together?

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Asteroid belt

Which group of planets have the lowest density or are made of mostly gas?

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Asteroid belt

Where did the planets in our solar system come from?

• clumps of rocky material that exist between the stars

• the Sun

• the same cloud of gas and dust that formed the sun

Which object in our solar system contains the most mass?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• The sun

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A star is one of the foci points in the orbit of an ellipse?

• True

• False

Put the ellipses below in order from the highest to lowest eccentricity. 1 = Highest 4 = lowest.

The diagram shows the motion of two planets for a 1 month period on the same orbital path. Which is true about the motion of the planets according to Kepler’s second law?

• The velocity of the planets is the same

• The acceleration of the planets is the same

• The planets sweep out equal areas of the ellipse

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What happens to the orbital velocity of Earth as it gets closer to the sun?

• It is getting faster.

• It is getting slower.

• It remains the same.

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