Planets, the Asteroid Belt, and the Kuiper Belt

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Daniel McKinney

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10th - 12th Grade

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Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What year did New Horizons pass by and study Pluto?

1930

2015

1992

1978

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Pluto was discovered in what year?

1930

2015

1992

1978

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

The center of our solar system is the....

Earth

Sun

Moon

Asteroid belt

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

There are _________ planets in our solar system.

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

___________ are similar to planets but are not large enough to have cleared their orbital region of other objects.

dwarf planets

comets

asteroid belt

Kuiper Belt

Oort cloud

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

The _________ is a region between the planets Mars and Jupiter containing thousands of rocky objects that orbit the Sun.

dwarf planets

comets

Asteroid belt

Kuiper belt

Oort cloud

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

The ___________ is a region of thousands of small bodies that exists outside the orbit of the planets. Objects in this area consist of "ices" such as ammonia, water, and methane.

dwarf planets

comets

Asteroid belt

Kuiper belt

Oort cloud

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

Our solar system is part of a bigger grouping of stars called the ___________ galaxy.

Milky Way

Andromeda

Messier 63

Whirlpool

Sombrero

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

___________ was once considered a full planet but was redefined as a dwarf planet in 2006.

Pluto

Mars

Ceres

MakeMake

10.

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

About 99.85% of the mass of the solar system is the __________.

Asteroid belt

Sun

Moon

planets

11.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which planets are relatively small, and primarily made out of silicate minerals?

gas giants

ice giants

terrestrial planets

dwarf planets

12.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The most massive terrestrial planet.

Jupiter

Venus

Ceres

Earth

13.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The most massive gas giant planet.

Jupiter

Earth

Ganymede

Saturn

14.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Choose the best answer. Which planet(s) have rings?

Saturn

All of the terrestrial planets

All of the gas giant planets

Venus and Saturn

15.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for something to be considered a dwarf planet?

The object must directly orbit around a star.

The object has not cleared the neighborhood of other material around its orbit.

The object is a sphere.

The object cannot orbit around a planet.

16.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The Moon is a _________.

dwarf planet

natural satellite

terrestrial planet

asteroid

17.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which of the following is by far the biggest asteroid?

Halley's Comet

Ceres

Pluto

Venus

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following planets experiences a runaway greenhouse effect?

Venus

Mars

Mercury

Earth

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following planets has the most complex ring system?

Neptune

Saturn

Jupiter

Uranus

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a

Vast Canyon

Raging storm

Frozen ocean

Massive volcano

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The majority of Jupiter is made up of

nitrogen and oxygen.

helium and oxygen.

rock and water.

hydrogen and helium.

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Uranus’s axis

moves in a predictable manner.

is almost parallel to its plane of orbit.

flips once per orbit around the sun.

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The asteroid belt can be found between which two planets?

Earth and Mars

Venus and Earth

Saturn and Uranus

Mars and Jupiter

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The planet with a length of day closest to Earth's day is...

Uranus

Mars

Neptune

Venus

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The planet with the hottest average surface temperature is...

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

26.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Earth's seasons are mainly the result of...

its slightly elliptical orbit

its changing speed around the Sun

the tilt of its axis of rotation

the Moon's influence

27.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which statement best describes the definition of a moon?

a natural satellite orbiting a larger body

massive enough to be round but has not cleared its orbit

a larger body that orbits a smaller body

massive enough & solid to land a space probe on

28.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Definition of a planet includes that it orbits the Sun, is not a satellite, is round and

can orbit the Sun at different rates of speed.

has cleared its orbit of debris.

has rings.

can support life as we know it.

29.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which statement best describes a dwarf planet?

somewhere between a major & minor planet

a very small object in space

object that is round but has not cleared its orbital debris

a natural satellite

30.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Asteroids are small rocky/metallic leftovers from the

asteroid belt.

beginning of the solar system.

Kuiper belt.

collision of worlds.

31.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune.

True

False

32.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

All planets in our solar system orbit _____ around the Sun - as seen from the north pole.

counterclockwise

clockwise

in perfect circles

in perfect ellipses

33.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the major difference between terrestrial planets and Jovian planets?

terrestrial planets are smaller and have solid surfaces

Jovian planets are made up of mostly rock

Jovian planets are in erratic orbits

terrestrial planets have extremely thick atmospheres

34.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

KBO's - or Kuiper Belt Objects - exist beyond the orbit of Neptune and contains

trillions of icy comets.

many minor & dwarf planets like Pluto, Eris & Sedna.

Planet "IX" - or the last known major planet.

leftover stellar gas & dust.

35.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Describe how the distances between the orbits of the inner planets compare to the distances between the orbits of the outer planets.

The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much smaller.

The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much larger.

The distances between orbits of the inner planets are much larger.

There is no difference between the distances of the orbits of the inner planets and the outer planets.

36.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.

True

False

37.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

99% of Earth's atmosphere is composed of which two gases?

nitrogen and oxygen

hydrogen and helium

oxygen and carbon dioxide

hydrogen and oxygen

38.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which planet spins backward and is the slowest of all the planets?

Mars

Neptune

Venus

Earth

39.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the unit of measure most commonly used to measure interplanetary distances in our Solar System?

kilometers

astronomical units

parsecs

light years

40.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When was Pluto demoted to dwarf planet status?

January of 2002

August of 2003

August of 2006

July of 2015

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