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solar system final
solar system final - Practice questions for 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 planet 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 only has 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 the 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 fourth or about 75% |
| How long does it take for earth to rotate on its axis | 1 day or 24 hours |
| what is an orbit | the path one objects 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 Earths tilt on its axis as it orbits the sun | seasons |
| why is pluto no longer considered a planet | it has not cleared its path as it orbits the sun |
| which astronaut landed on the moon in 1974 and hit golf balls wile he was there | Alan Shepard |
| Who was the first American women 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 and study of weightlessness on older people | John Glenn |
| Which space project was sent to 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 cover 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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