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Understanding Our Solar System: True or False Quiz

Test your knowledge of the solar system with this engaging True or False quiz. Explore essential facts about the sun, planets, and comets, and discover how gravity and inertia keep planets in their orbits. Find out if the sun is larger than Earth, what the inner and outer planets have in common, and what comets are made of. Perfect for students and astronomy enthusiasts, this review will reinforce your understanding of these fundamental concepts within our solar system.

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Understanding Our Solar System: True or False Quiz

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  1. UNIT 5 REVIEW THE SOLAR SYSTEM

  2. True or FalseThe sun is a star that is at the center of our solar system. • True • False

  3. True or FalseThe sun is a star that is at the center of our solar system. • True • False

  4. What is the source of most energy on Earth? • Jupiter • The moon • Wind • The sun

  5. What is the source of most energy on Earth? • Jupiter • The moon • Wind • The sun

  6. The sun is one of _______ of stars in the universe. • hundreds • thousands • millions • billions

  7. The sun is one of _______ of stars in the universe. • hundreds • thousands • millions • billions

  8. The hottest stars are ______ and the coolest stars are ______. • red; blue • yellow; green • blue; red • yellow; blue

  9. The hottest stars are blue and the coolest stars are red. • red; blue • yellow; green • blue;red • yellow; blue

  10. True or FalseThe sun is not the larger than the Earth. • True • False

  11. True or FalseThe sun is not the larger than the Earth. • True • False – the sun is larger than everything else in the solar system

  12. True or FalseThe sun has a medium temperature. • True • False

  13. True or FalseThe sun has a medium temperature. • True • False

  14. The center of the sun is called the ______. • middle • atmosphere • core • hot spot

  15. The center of the sun is called the ______. • middle • atmosphere • core • hot spot

  16. The surface of the sun is known as the ______. • photosphere • atmosphere • core • outer part

  17. The surface of the sun is known as the ______. • photosphere • atmosphere • core • outer part

  18. True or FalseThe sun’s energy is produced under enormous pressure. Hydrogen atoms smash into each other and produce helium. • True • False

  19. True or FalseThe sun’s energy is produced under enormous pressure. Hydrogen atoms smash into each other and produce helium. • True • False

  20. What are the four inner planets? • Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, & Pluto • Mercury, Venus, Mars, & Jupiter • Mercury, Earth, Neptune, & Jupiter • Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars

  21. What are the four inner planets? • Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, & Pluto • Mercury, Venus, Mars, & Jupiter • Mercury, Earth, Neptune, & Jupiter • Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars

  22. True or FalseVenus, Earth, and Mars are the three planets that can support life. • True • False

  23. True or FalseVenus, Earth, and Mars are the three planets that can support life. • True • False – Earth is the only planet that can support life.

  24. What do all of the inner planets have in common? • They are rocky. • They all support life. • They have nothing in common. • None of the above.

  25. What do all of the inner planets have in common? • They are rocky. • They all support life. • They have nothing in common. • None of the above.

  26. Why are the outer planets called gas giants? • They produce gas for the solar system. • They are large and made up mostly of the gases hydrogen and helium. • They are large and made up mostly of oxygen.

  27. Why are the outer planets called gas giants? • They produce gas for the solar system. • They are large and made up mostly of the gases hydrogen and helium. • They are large and made up mostly of oxygen.

  28. Which is the largest planet in our solar system? • Earth • Neptune • Jupiter • Saturn

  29. Which is the largest planet in our solar system? • Earth • Neptune • Jupiter • Saturn

  30. What are comets made of? • Ice, sand, & minerals • Ice, boulders, & salt • Ice, rock , & frozen gases • Water, lint, & dust particles

  31. What are comets made of? • Ice, sand, & minerals • Ice, boulders, & salt • Ice, rock , & frozen gases • Water, lint, & dust particles

  32. True or FalseThe Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun in a circular orbit. • True • False

  33. True or FalseThe Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun in a circular orbit. • True • False – The planets revolve around the sun in an elliptical orbit.

  34. What two properties explain why the planets stay in their own orbit and don’t crash into each other? • Inertia & gravity • Inertia & light • Gravity & rotation • Magic & pixie dust

  35. What two properties explain why the planets stay in their own orbit and don’t crash into each other? • Inertia & gravity • Inertia & light • Gravity & rotation • Magic & pixie dust

  36. True or FalseThe same side of the moon always faces Earth. • True • False

  37. True or FalseThe same side of the moon always faces Earth. • True • False

  38. How much of the moon we see depends on its _________. • light • speed • shape • phase

  39. How much of the moon we see depends on its _________. • light • speed • shape • phase

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