U1 Solar System Unit Test - Deb Hicks | Laabri | Nneɛma a ɛma wotumi yɛ ade

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How many planets are beliveved to be in our solar system?

6.8.a

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Besides the Earth, where else in our solar system has there been manned spaced craft?

6.8.i

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Which of the following is not a property of the outer planets?

Large

High amounts of gravity

Has rings

Rocky

6.8.b

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Which object in the Solar System has the most mass?

Mercury

Jupiter

Earth

The sun

6.8.b

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Choose the most accurate and complete definition of gravity

Gravity is the attraction between all objects that have mass; the greater the masses, the greater the attraction.

Gravity is the attraction of objects to the center of Earth.

Gravity is the push or pull on objects when they are accelerated to high speeds as they rotate around Earth or the sun.

Gravity is the attraction of the sun to all other objects in the solar system.

6.8.c

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Which instrument used the effects of Earth's rotation?

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Compass

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Thermometer

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Sundial

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Barometer

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Which invention help prove the sun is the center of the solar system?

microscope

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Computer

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Hot Air Balloons

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Telescope

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6.8.i

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What causes day/night cycle on Earth?

Earth's rotation on its axis

Earth's revolution around the sun

the moon's revolution around Earth

the sun's revolution around Earth

6.8.d

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Which statement about revolution is CORRECT?

The sun revolves around the planets and their moons.

Earth revolves around the moon and the sun revolves around Earth.

Planets are the only objects that revolve around anything in our universe.

The moon revolves around Earth and Earth revolves around the sun.

6.8.d

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Which phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?

Any phase of the moon

Waxing Gibbous

New moon

Full moon

6.8.e

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What is the cause of tides on Earth?

The pull of gravity on Earth

The pull of gravity from Jupiter

The rotation of the Earth

The pull of gravity from the moon

6.8.h

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Which season is it in the southern hemisphere in June?

Fall

Winter

Autumn

Summer

6.8.g

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Which of the folowing is classified as a dwarf planet?

Pluto

the Moon

Jupiter

Mercury

6.8.a

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Marty learned about the solar system. Which statement best describes how the planets in the solar system are the same?

All the planets have many moons.

All the planets orbit the Sun.

All the planets are about the same size.

All the planets have similar temperatures.

6.8.a

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Which of these places in the solar system most likely contain volcanic rocks?

the surface of Mars

Saturn's rings

the Sun's core

Jupiter's red spot

6.8.a

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Arrange the planets in order from closest to the sun, to furthest away.

Jupiter
Venus
Earth
Uranus
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
Neptune

6.8.a

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Which statement is true about the solar system?

The gas planets are closer to the Sun.

The solid planets are closer to the Sun

The planets are arranged in order of increasing size

The solid planets are much larger than the gas planets

6.8.b

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Which two solar system objects have the least amount of disance between them?

the Sun and Mars

Earth and Moon

the Sun and Earth

Earth and Jupiter

6.8.b

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Which of the following helps keep the Moon in its orbit?

gravity

friction

latitude

longitude

6.8.c

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Which phase of the moon occurs between the new moon and the first quarter?

waxing quarter

waning crescent

waxing crescent

waxing gibbous

6.8.e

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Which natural event occurs with the most frequency?

full moon

solar eclipse

sunrise

equinox

6.8.e

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Tides on Earth are caused by the gravitational pull of -

Mars

asteroids

the Moon

Jupiter

6.8.h

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Which planet does NASA scientist hope to send humans next?

6.8.i

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A telescope would be the most useful in answering which questions?

How do rockets move in space?

What is on the surface onf the Moon?

How do worms breathe underground?

What shape is the human skin cell?

6.8.i

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When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun causing the rays of light to hit Earth at large angles, which season occurs?

6.8.g