Solar System Notes

What is the solar system?

• The sun

• The planets

• The sun and planets ONLY

• The sun, planets, and all other objects that orbit the sun

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What is the center of our solar system?

• The sun

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

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Which planet is the closest to our sun?

• Mars

• Earth

• Mercury

• Venus

Which planet is the farthest away from our sun?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Uranus

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Why do the planets orbit the sun?

• They don't, the planets orbit the Earth

• Because Science

• The sun is so massive that it has a very large gravitational pull, which causes objects to orbit it

• Because they want to

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Is Pluto still considered a planet?

• Yes, Pluto is still a planet because it still orbits the sun

• Yes, Pluto is considered a planet because it is big enough to be a planet

• No, pluto is not considered a planet because it is too small, and it its orbit is affected by another star

• No, because pluto does not have any moons.

Our Solar System_________

• Is an arrangement of 8 planets that are very close together

• Has 8 planets, but is mostly empty space

• Has 9 planets that are very close together

• Has 9 planets and is mostly empty space

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One AU stands for Astronomical Unit. An Astronomical Unit (AU) is the distance between The Sun and the Earth, or 150 million meters. If Jupiter is 5 AU away from the Sun, how far way is Jupiter from the sun in Meters?

• 5 million meters away from the sun

• 1000 million meters away from the sun

• 750 million meters away from the sun

• 7500 million meters away from the sun

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T/F: the sun is the biggest star in our galaxy

• True, that is why we have the only solar system

• False, there are much bigger stars than our sun

If Earth is 1 AU away from the sun, and Neptune is 30 AU away from the sun, what does this mean?

• Neptune is 30 years older than the Earth

• Neptune is 30 times larger than Earth

• Neptune is 30 times farther away from the sun than the Earth

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