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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which word has the opposite meaning of approximately?
almost
tightly
exactly
often
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of these items would best help a person do a calculation?
book
computer
paper
scissors
- 3. Multiple Choice
Diameter is the distance
top to bottom
from side to side
around something
between two things
- 4. Multiple Choice
Something that is astronomical has to do with
cooking
measurement
space
weight
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does the word orbit mean?
to move away from another object
to move around another object
to bounce off another object
to collide with another object
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the word spheres mean?
round three dimensional objects
square three dimensional objects
triangular three dimensional objects
rectangular three dimensional objects
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which word defines: rules used to measure; set standards?
calculation
criteria
diameter
spheres
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which word has almost the same meaning as the word evaluate?
anticipate
judge
organize
structure
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the main difference between the planets in our solar system?
The planets closest to the sun have a rocky surface and the planets farthest from the sun are made up of mostly gas.
The planets farthest from the sun have a rocky surface and the planets closest to the sun are made up mostly of gas.
The planets closest to the sun travel outside their own orbits, but the planets farthest from the sun have their own orbits.
The planets farthest from the sun travel outside their own orbits, but the planets closest to the sun have their own orbits.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Most scientists think the world began as a
star
comet
planet
nebula
- 11. Multiple Choice
What finding made astronomers begin to doubt that Pluto was a planet?
They discovered that it traveled around the sun in an oval shaped orbit.
They found that although it was the farthest planet from the sun, it had a rocky surface.
They discovered that it had enough gravity to "clear the neighborhood" around its orbit.
They found that although it was the farthest planet from the sun, it was made up mostly of gas.
- 12. Multiple Choice
According to the selection, what do the Planet Finders use to look for planets?
a camera and a computer
the Hubble Space Telescope
a wide field telescope and a camera
the Hubble Space Telescope and a camera
- 13. Multiple Choice
As defined by the IAU, what category of celestial bodies orbits the sun, is round, and is not a moon or satellite of another planet?
asteroids
comets
dwarf planets
planets
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