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4th SW Solar System Test
Contributed by: Ruble

1. 

I am an object in the solar system with an orbit that

may take thousands of years to complete. I have a

glowing tail when I'm around the sun, and they call me

a "dirty snowball".  I am a/an:

Asteroid

Meteor

Comet

Sun

2.

I am made of pieces of rock, or rock and metal.  I

follow a regular orbit around the sun. You can

usually find me between Mars and Jupiter.  I am a/an:

Sun

Asteroid

Meteor

Comet

3.

I am a piece of rock that hits earth's atmosphere at

a high velocity (speed).  I streak across the sky, glowing

from my vaporizing gases. People call me a "shooting

Star".   I am a/an:

Sun

Asteroid

Meteor

Comet

4.

I produce my own light, heat, and energy.  I provide

the gravity that keeps space objects orbiting me. I

am a/an:

 Star/sun

Asteroid

Meteor

Comet

5.

I am a round object that orbits the sun.  I can be

made of solids (like rock) or gases.  I may or may not

have other smaller objects orbiting ME. I am a/an:

Meteor

Asteroid

Planet

Comet

6.

Why does it take Neptune nearly 165 years to revolve

around the sun and Earth's revolution is only 365

days?

Neptune rotates fast, so therefore it revolves

around the sun slowly.

Neptune is a gas giant and Earth is a

terrestrial planet

 Neptune is much farther away from the sun

and has a much larger orbit.

None of the above

7.

The spinning of a planet, moon, or sun around (on)

its axis is called:

rotation

revolution

twirling

spinnaker

8.

One orbit of an object around another object in space

like Earth orbiting the sun is called:

revolution

rotation

any of the above. The terms are interchangeable.

orbitation

9.
The shape of the path that planets orbit the sun
is called a/an __________. It is the shape of an oval.
Sphere
Circle
 Ellipse
Irregular

10.

An unmanned space probe, such as "New Horizons"

or "Cassini" is used to orbit, flyby, and  gather data 

in places that a crew, or humans cannot go.  Which 

of the following would be the BEST use of a space 

probe?

On a space station

On top of a mountain

In the ocean

Uranus

11.I am an imaginary line used for the purposesof space treaties and record keeping. I designate the beginning of space.  I am called the:
 State Line
 Karman Line
 Space Line
 Space treaty
12.At what altitude does space begin?
 100 Kilometers
 50 Kilometers
 690 Kilometers
 10,000 Kilometers
13.One Astronomical Unit (1 AU) is: 
 The distance from Pluto to the Milky Way
 A huge, un-measurable value
 Roughly the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
 The distance light travels in a year.
14.One astronomical unit (1 AU) is about:
149.6 million Kilometers
1 million Kilometers
1 million Miles
93 million Kilometers
15.What is the name of the space shuttle that explodedduring take off? All astromauts lost their livesincluding one teacher.
Opportunity
Challenger
Discovery
Columbia
16.What is the name of the space shuttle that disintegrated (broke apart) over Texas as it returnedfrom space?
 Columbia
Challenger
Discovery
Spirit
17.Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
George Washington
 Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
Buzz Lightyear
18.These are man made objects that can orbit a planet,moon, or other space object. They are used to studyplanets, weather, or carry communication signals.They are called:
Telescopes
Space stations
Space Shuttles
Satellites
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