Solar System and Gravity Review

Which of the following is a true statement about the outer planets?

• They are gas giants whose orbits are furthest from the sun.

• They are gas giants and are the closest planets to the sun.

• They are gas giants and have terrestrial crust.

• They are gaseous and the smallest planets.

Which of these best describes an asteroid?

• large, liquid with an atmosphere

• large, ball of hot gasses

• small, solid, rocky

• small, icy

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Which of the following describes the sun?

• The sun is a planet and is the center of our solar system.

• The sun is a star that is the same size as all the other stars in the sky.

• The sun is a star made up of rocky material.

• The sun is a star and is the center of our solar system.

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What object is located at the center of the Solar System?

• The Sun

• The Earth

• The Moon

• The Milky Way Galaxy

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What object is made of hot gas and is the most massive object in our solar system?

• a comet

• an asteroid

• the Sun

• a terrestrial planet

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Which of these moves in a regular path around the Sun?

• a constellation

• a planet

• a meteor

• a star

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Which statements best describe a difference between comets and asteroids as they travel through space?

• comets are icy, asteroid are rocky.

• comets orbit Earth, asteroids orbit the Sun.

• comets reflect light, asteroids generate light.

• comets travel short distances, asteroids travel long distances.

Leslie draws a picture of the Sun and Earth. Her teacher tells her the size of Earth compared to the Sun is not correct. How should Leslie change the picture to show the correct sizes of Earth and the Sun in comparison to each other?

• Increase the size of the Sun so it is twice the size of Earth.

• Increase the size of the Earth so it is twice the size of the Sun.

• Decrease the size of the Earth so it is a tiny dot compared to the Sun.

• Decrease the size of the Sun so it is a tiny dot compared to Earth.

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A(n) __________ is a smaller object in the solar system that orbits around the sun and is made up of rock or metal.

• moon

• asteroid

• star

• meteor

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All of the outer planets __________.

• are gas giants

• orbit the sun in a circular, rather than elliptical, pattern

• are smaller with few moons

• are rocky and dense