Describe the Physical Properties, Locations, and Movements of the Sun, Planets, Moons, Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets

Of the known planets in our solar system, which characteristic is unique to the planet Earth?

• orbited by a moon
• has a gravitational field
• revolves around the Sun
• covered mostly by water

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Where do most asteroids exist? 

• Near Earth
• Near Pluto
• Spread evenly throughout the Solar System
• In asteroid belt

Most of the gravity in the Solar System is generated by the Sun.

• True
• False

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Why is it hard to build a perfect scale model of our solar system?

• The colors of the objects

• The relative size and distance between objects

• The composition of the objects

• The shape of each object

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The ________________ of the Sun causes the orbital motions of the objects in the solar system.

• gravitational pull

• chemical composition

• brightness

• ultra-violet rays

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The sun is the anchor point of our solar system because of

• the gas Hydrogen

• its small density

• its huge mass

• its location

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What are the four outer planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Venus

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What are the terrestrial (inner) planets

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Venus

Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.

• Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
• Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
• Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
• Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe

A(n) _____ is the curved path of an object around a point/object in space.

• orbit

• rotation

• revolution

• phase

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