Solar System Quiz 11 (25 MCQs)

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1. What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?

2. What are the changing shapes of the Moon called?

3. What unit do you use to express astronomical distances?

4. The universe was born _____

5. What is one fact about Earth?

6. What is the ISS?

7. What planet is known as the red planet because of its red looking surface?

8. Earth is a unique planet because

9. Besides changing the distance between objects how else can we change the force of gravity?

10. Which planet has very prominent rings?

11. Terrestrial planet

12. Even though it is not closest to the sun, this planet is the hottest in the solar system.

13. What makes up the Solar System?

14. Where is our solar system located in the Milky Way

15. When the inner planets (and moons) were bombarded by asteroids, what did the asteroids leave behind?

16. Which choice best describes the parts of the Milky Way?

17. Which details explain how the sun appears to change throughout the day?

18. The planet that averages 150 million km, or on AU, from the Sun is _____

19. What is our planet's name?

20. The Galilean moons orbit what planet?

21. Which of the following is NOT considered a planet?

22. Planet is called the Red planet because of its red soil and rocks. Color comes from oxidation (iron oxide, rust)

23. What do we call the distance from the Earth to the Sun?

24. As a nebula collapses it also begins

25. What evidence supports the hypothesis that Earth is 4.6 billion years?