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Solar System Final
Practice questions for the Solar System final test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which planet is the largest in our Solar System? | Jupiter |
| Which is the closest planet to the Sun? | Mercury |
| Which planet is the second planet closest to the Sun? | Venus |
| Which planet is the third planet from the Sun? | Earth |
| Which planet is the fourth planet from the Sun? | Mars |
| Which is the fifth planet from the Sun? | Jupiter |
| Which is the sixth planet from the Sun? | Saturn |
| Which planet is the seventh planet from the Sun? | Uranus |
| Which planet is the eighth planet from the Sun? | Neptune |
| Which 4 planets are terrestrial planets? | Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars |
| Which terrestrial planet has only one moon? | Earth |
| Which planet is known as the Red Planet? | Mars |
| Which 2 dwarf planets can be found in the Kuiper Belt? | Pluto and Eris |
| Which dwarf planet can be found in the Asteroid Belt? | Ceres |
| What is found in the center of the Solar System? | The Sun |
| Which planet rotates side ways as it revolves around the Sun? | Uranus |
| Which planet has the most rings? | Saturn |
| Between which 2 planets can you find the Asteroid Belt? | Mars and Jupiter |
| What is the largest object in our Solar System? | The Sun |
| What does the rotation of Earth on its axis cause? | Day and Night |
| If the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is tilted away from the Sun, which season is it experiencing? | winter |
| About how much of Earth is covered in water? | about three-fourths or about 75% |
| How long does it take Earth to rotate on its axis one time? | 1 day or 24 hours |
| What is an orbit? | the path one object takes around another object in space |
| What makes up our Solar System? | the Sun and all the objects in space that revolve around the Sun |
| What is caused by Earth's tilt on its axis as it orbits the Sun? | seasons |
| Why is Pluto no longer considered a real planet? | It has not cleared its path as it orbits around the Sun. |
| Which astronaut landed on the moon in 1974 and hit golf balls while he was there? | Alan Shepard |
| Who was the first American woman in 1983 to orbit Earth? | Sally Ride |
| Who was the first American to walk on the moon? | Neil Armstrong |
| Who was the first American to orbit Earth and also went back into space to help research the study of weightlessness on older people? | John Glenn |
| Which space project was sent to study Pluto? | New Horizon |
| Which space project took 15 nations working together to build? | The International Space Station |
| Which space telescope was launched in 1990 into space and is still in operation today? | The Hubble Space Telescope |
| Which 4 planets are gas planets? | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune |
| During which season does the sun make a giant, high arc across the sky? | summer |
| During which season does the sun shine more directly on Earth, but covers less land surface? | summer |
| During which season does the sun shine less directly on Earth and covers more land surface? | winter |
| During which season does the sun make a lower arc in the sky? | winter |
| In which direction does the sun begin to rise on Earth each morning? | the east |
| In which direction does the sun begin to set on Earth each night? | the west |
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