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- 1. Multiple Choice
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
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the center of our solar system?
The sun
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which planet is the closest to our sun?
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Venus
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which planet is the farthest away from our sun?
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
- 5. Multiple Choice
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
- 6. Multiple Choice
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.
- 7. Multiple Choice
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
- 8. Multiple Choice
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
- 9. Multiple Choice
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
- 10. Multiple Choice
T/F: The definition for what a planet is has never changed
True, what makes a planet a planet has always been the same
False, the standards for what makes a planet a planet has changed several times
- 11. Multiple Choice
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
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why do scientists use scale to study the Solar System?
The solar system is too large to study without using scale
The solar system is too small to study without using scale
Scientists don't need to use scale because we have satelites
All of the above
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is scale?
When scientists study objects that are really big or really small
When scientists study an object that is made bigger or smaller than the real thing, without changing the mathematical proportions of its measurements
When scientists weigh things
When scientists study distance
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the terminator on the moon?
The light side of the Moon
The dark side of the Moon
the border between light and dark on the Moon
When the Moon casts a shadow on Earth
- 15. Multiple Choice
What lunar features was Eric Wu asked to photograph for a magazine?
Mountains
Terminator
Mars
Craters
- 16. Multiple Choice
Where does the moon get its light from?
The moon makes its own light
The moon gets light from Earth
The Moon gets light from the sun
None of the above
- 17. Multiple Choice
Why is making a model of the solar system difficult?
Don't have the right materials
The solar system is so big and the objects in it are so small in comparison
There are too many parts in a model
Because the science concepts are too difficult
- 18. Multiple Choice
There's only 10 more days of school until winter break. How are you feeling?
Excited
Nervous
Don't care
None of the above
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