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Question 1
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The only planet that supports life.
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Pluto
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Pluto
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Mars
Earth
Mercury
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Even though it is not closest to the sun, this planet is the hottest in the solar system.
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Venus
Pluto
Uranus
Jupiter
Venus
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Pluto
Uranus
Jupiter
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The rings of Saturn are made of...
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Gases
Ice
Plasma
Rainbows
Gases
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Ice
Plasma
Rainbows
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Your friend asks you to help with an investigation using a ball, a flashlight, and a dark room. What might you be investigating?
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The speed of light
Why there are dark spots on the sun
The atmosphere of Earth
The phases of the moon
The speed of light
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Why there are dark spots on the sun
The atmosphere of Earth
The phases of the moon
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Which planet has iron in the soil that gives it a red color, just like iron-rich soil on Earth
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Earth
Uranus
Mars
Saturn
Earth
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Uranus
Mars
Saturn
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The atmosphere on Uranus rotates faster than its core. Which of the following things that happen on Earth could best relate to what the atmosphere on Uranus is doing?
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Cause heavy rain
Cause a huge snowstorm
Cause fast-moving wind
Cause a drought
Cause heavy rain
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Cause a huge snowstorm
Cause fast-moving wind
Cause a drought
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Which of the following would best describe Galileo?
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Arrested because of his ideas about the solar system
Wanted to be a doctor
Arrested for looking for a new planet
Built the Hubble telescope
Arrested because of his ideas about the solar system
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Wanted to be a doctor
Arrested for looking for a new planet
Built the Hubble telescope
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What is the nearest star to the sun?
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Alpha Centauri
Sirius
Capella
Proxima Centauri
Alpha Centauri
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Sirius
Capella
Proxima Centauri
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How is Earth different from all the other planets in our solar system?
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It is the only planet with its own moon.
It has storms in the atmosphere.
It has liquid water that allows plants and animals to live.
It is close enough to the sun to get heat energy.
It is the only planet with its own moon.
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It has storms in the atmosphere.
It has liquid water that allows plants and animals to live.
It is close enough to the sun to get heat energy.
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Compare and contrast Venus and Earth. How are they ALIKE? Choose 2 answers.
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Venus and Earth are alike because they are planets in the same solar system.
Venus and Earth are alike because they are the same size.
Venus and Earth are alike because both planets can sustain life.
Venus and Earth are alike because they are the same color.
Venus and Earth are alike because they are planets in the same solar system.
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Venus and Earth are alike because they are the same size.
Venus and Earth are alike because both planets can sustain life.
Venus and Earth are alike because they are the same color.
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Compare Venus and Earth. How are they DIFFERENT? Choose 2 answers.
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Venus and Earth are different sizes.
Venus and Earth are different because Venus can sustain life, but Earth cannot.
Venus and Earth have different surface temperatures.
Venus and Earth are different because Earth supports life, Venus doesn't
Venus and Earth are different sizes.
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Venus and Earth are different because Venus can sustain life, but Earth cannot.
Venus and Earth have different surface temperatures.
Venus and Earth are different because Earth supports life, Venus doesn't
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How do stars appear to us?
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As a burst of fire
As a gas ball
As tiny pinpricks of light
As a burst of bright light
As a burst of fire
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As a gas ball 
As tiny pinpricks of light
As a burst of bright light
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Describe how stars really are?
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Stars are small burst of light in the sky.
Stars are small planets in the sky.
Stars are big gases of heat that stay in the sky.
Stars are huge flaming balls of light and energy in the sky.
Stars are small burst of light in the sky.
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Stars are small planets in the sky.
Stars are big gases of heat that stay in the sky.
Stars are huge flaming balls of light and energy in the sky.
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