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The Planets and Small Objects in the Solar System
The Planets and Small Objects in the Solar System
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1. Which of the following do all planets in the Solar System have in common?
A) All planets have satellites
B) All planets have water
C) All planets have life
D) All planets have an elliptical orbit
1. Which of the following do all planets in the Solar System have in common?
A) All planets have satellites
B) All planets have water
C) All planets have life
D) All planets have an elliptical orbit
2. Which of the following best describes the inner planets?
A) Close to the Sun
B) Rocky composition
C) Small size
D) All of these
2. Which of the following best describes the inner planets?
A) Close to the Sun
B) Rocky composition
C) Small size
D) All of these
3. Earth has one natural satellite, the Moon. Mars has two. Jupiter has at least 63.
Which of the following explains why Jupiter has many more satellites than Earth and
Mars?
A) Jupiter has a much faster rotational period
B) Jupiter is much farther away from the Sun
C) Jupiter has a much stronger gravitational pull
D) All of these are why Jupiter has more satellites
3. Earth has one natural satellite, the Moon. Mars has two. Jupiter has at least 63.
Which of the following explains why Jupiter has many more satellites than Earth and
Mars?
A) Jupiter has a much faster rotational period
B) Jupiter is much farther away from the Sun
C) Jupiter has a much stronger gravitational pull
D) All of these ae why Jupiter has more satellites
4. Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun. Which of the following best describes
its orbit?
A) The least elliptical orbit of all the planets
B) The slowest planet to orbit the Sun
C) The most elliptical orbit of all the planets
D) The fastest planet to orbit the Sun
4. Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun. Which of the following best describes
its orbit?
A) The least elliptical orbit of all the planets
B) The slowest planet to orbit the Sun
C) The most elliptical orbit of all the planets
D) The fastest planet to orbit the Sun
5. Pluto was reclassified from a planet to a Dwarf planet in 2008. Which of the
following explains why this happened?
A) Pluto was too small to be a planet
B) Pluto was discovered to be located in the Kuiper belt
C) Pluto has other objects that cross though its orbit
D) All of these
5. Pluto was reclassified from a planet to a Dwarf planet in 2008. Which of the
following explains why this happened?
A) Pluto was too small to be a planet
B) Pluto was discovered to be located in the Kuiper belt
C) Pluto has other objects that cross though its orbit
D) All of these
6. Asteroids and meteoroids are chunks of rocks left over from the formation of the
early Solar System. Which of the following describes the difference between these?
A) Asteroids are round and meteoroids are irregular shaped
B) Asteroids are much larger than meteoroids
C) Asteroids are located much closer to the Sun than meteoroids
D) All of these
6. Asteroids and meteoroids are chunks of rocks left over from the formation of the
early Solar System. Which of the following describes the difference between these?
A) Asteroids are round and meteoroids are irregular shaped
B) Asteroids are much larger than meteoroids
C) Asteroids are located much closer to the Sun than meteoroids
D) All of these
7. Some objects travel through the solar system from far distances away from the
Sun. One of these, when it nears the sun, appears as a rounded body with a long,
glowing steak behind it. Which of the following does this object represent?
A) UFO
B) Shooting star
C) Comet
D) Meteor
7. Some objects travel through the solar system from far distances away from the
Sun. One of these, when it nears the sun, appears as a rounded body with a long,
glowing steak behind it. Which of the following does this object represent?
A) UFO
B) Shooting star
C) Comet
D) Meteor