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Solar System Quiz 4 (25 MCQs)

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1. I am the second planet from the Sun. I am the brightest planet in the solar system.
2. What are the four properties that make it possible for Earth to support life?
3. Stars are different colors because
4. Dark areas can form in the photosphere of the sun. These areas are cooler than surrounding areas. They also have a strong magnetic field. Which term best describes these dark areas?
5. Which planet is between Venus and Mars?
6. What causes day and night here on our Earth?
7. Why does the sun seem to change position in the sky?
8. Which technology would you use to collect rock samples from a nearby planet?
9. What are the gaseous planets?
10. Which of these planets is the smallest?
11. What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet (too small)?
12. What does "helios" mean?
13. A cloud of gases around the solid portion of a comet is known as the _____
14. What is the sun made of?
15. The largest planet in the solar system. Made mostly of hydrogen and helium. The planet is 300 times the mass of Earth.
16. Which planet is the hottest planet?
17. The sun is actually _____
18. What planet has thousands of beautiful, tiny rings made of chunks of ice and rock?
19. Why does the sun appear to change throughout the day?
20. Which planet is the hottest planet because of its clouds?
21. Which statement best describes a galaxy?
22. Most planets in our solar system have at least one natural satellite, or _____
23. _____ believed sun and planets revolved around the Earth, the Geocentric model of the solar system
24. Why did people believe in the Geocentric vs the Heliocentric solar system?
25. Mercury is 0.387 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. What does this indicate about Mercury?
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