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A meteor that stikes the Earth's surface is called a _________.
meteorite
sun
planet
outer planet
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The closest star to the Earth is the __________.
Milky Way
Sun
moon
Big Dipper
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Moons are naturally occurring satellites that orbit planets.
True
False
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When a ______ gets close to the Sun, its frozen material begins to melt and forms a trail of dust, rock and gas behind it.
comet
meteoroid
meteor
star
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What is the name for rocky objects that orbit the sun?asteroidsstarscometsmoons - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which object is round, orbits the sun, and is larger than an asteroid?cometdwarf planetmoon
moonplanet - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of these formed from a ball of gas and dust?starplanetuniversegalaxy
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of these best describes a comet?a dwarf planet that orbits the suna moon that travels through the universea rocky object that orbits a planeta ball of ice and rock with a trail of gas and dust
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the name for everything that exists throughout space?galaxysolar systemEarthuniverse
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The largest space objects that orbit the sun are called _____________.moonsdwarf planetsplanetsasteroids
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A large rocky object that orbits a planet is called a ____________.moonplanetdwarf planetcomet
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The shape of a comet's obit is ____.circularirregularregularelliptical
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Where is the asteroid belt located?past the orbit of Neptunebetween Mars & Jupitersurrounding our solar systembetween Earth & Mars
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A broken off piece of an asteroid is a ____.cometmeteoritemeteoroidtail
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the red arrow pointing to?meteoroidmeteormeteorite
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which object is commonly referred to as "shooting star"?cometmeteormeteoriteasteroid
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which one lasts only a few seconds in the sky?cometmeteoroidmeteormeteorite
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What does "geo-" mean?EarthsunCenter
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.This image shows the:Geocentric Solar SystemHeliocentric Solar System
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The earth centered view of the universeGalaxyGeocentricAstonomyHeliocentric
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The sun centered view of the universeGalaxyGeocentricAstonomyHeliocentric
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What are the first four terrestrial planets made of?GasRockMetalIce
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Identify the gas giant planets.Neptune, Mars, Venus, JupiterVenus, Mercury, Mars, EarthMars, Saturn, Sun, EarthJupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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Which statement about gravity is true?
gravity causes objects to pull towards one another
gravity causes objects to push away from each other
gravity only takes place between planets
the moon doesn't have any gravity
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How long does it take the Earth to make one rotation on its axis?
365.25 days
24 hours
28 days
12 hours
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How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the Sun?
365.25 days
28 days
24 hours
1 month