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6Sci_Unit1_Preassessment

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15 questions

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The four inner planets are rocky and small. Which description best fits the next four outer planets?

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Which two planets are out of order in this list of our solar system? The planets are listed in order of distance from the sun.

Mercury-Earth-Venus-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto

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What is a special characteristic of Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus?

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How does a telescope help us understand the moon?

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A probe landed on Mars and did soil tests. What information did it discover?

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Why is space travel difficult for people?

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What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

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Which object has the most gravity?

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What do planets revolve around?

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If you could live on Jupiter, what would you see in the sky at night besides stars?

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Which of the following instruments could best see the rings on Saturn?

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What causes the summer to be the warmest season?

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As planets revolve around distant stars, they block some of the light from reaching the Kepler space telescope. The telescope measures changes in the brightness of stars as planets move in front of them. How has the Kepler telescope improved our understanding of the universe?

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Why is the distance between Earth and the sun most important?

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What effect does this arrangement have on the tidal range?