G6 Our Solar System Quiz

1. 1.Which of Jupiter's moons has a very large number of active volcanoes?

• Europa

• Io

• Ganymede

• Callisto

2.Which of Jupiter's moons is the largest?

• Europa

• Ganymede

• Io

• Callisto

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3.Which moon of Jupiter is covered in craters?

• Callisto

• Ganymede

• Io

• Europa

4.Which model of the solar system is shown here?

• The geocentric model

• The spherical model

• The heliocentric model

• The universal model

5.Which object is at the center of the solar system in the geocentric model?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• A group of stars

• Earth

6.Which object is at the center of the solar system in the heliocentric model?

• The asteroid belt

• The Moon

• Earth

• The Sun

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7.What happened as the mass of the Sun increased during the formation of the solar system?

• The gravitational force of the Sun increased.

• The gravitational force of the Sun gained inertia.

• The gravitational force of the Sun stayed constant.

• The gravitational force of the Sun decreased.

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8. 8.Which three statements about gravity and the formation of the solar system are true?

• Gravity evenly distributed matter throughout the solar system.

• Gravity pulled most of the matter into the center of the solar system.

• Gravity caused the planets and Sun to have spherical shapes.

• Gravity held the pieces of forming planets together.

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9.Which two statements about gravity and the formation of the solar system are true?

• Gravity held the growing planets in orbit around the Sun.

• Gravity holds a new star in one place while its planets form.

• Gravity pushed the growing planets away from the Sun.

• Gravity pulls all matter in a growing planet toward its center.

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10.Which two planets are mostly made up of gases?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Venus

• Mercury