Solar System Continuation Of Quiz

Question 1

Consist of a central star nine planets orbiting the sun moons asteroids comets meteors interplanetary gas dust and space in between them

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Solar system

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The nine planets of the solar system

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Named after Greek and Roman gods and goddesses

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Inner planets

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Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars

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Outer planets

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Jupiter
Uranus 
Saturn 
Neptune
Pluto

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Biggest planet

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Jupiter

Question 6

Energy comes from nuclear fusion where hydrogen is converted to helium whitin it’s core and the energy released is in the form of heat and light

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Sun

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Planets

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Reflect light

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Stars

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Produce light

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A stars temp. Determines its

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Cold

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The coldest stars are

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Red

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Hottest stars are

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Blue

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Categorized according to composition and size

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Planets

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Two main category of planets

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Small rocky planets(Mercury, Venus Mars earth, Pluto)
Gas giants(Jupiter, Uranus , Saturn, Neptune)

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Characteristics of rocky planets

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Made up mostly of rocks and metal
Heavy
Move slowly in pace
No rings and a few moons
Diameter of less than13000 km

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Has a rev. Period of 88 days
Has extreme temp. Fluctuations
Closest planet to the sun
Scientist believe there is ice
It is protected from the Suns heat by crater shadows

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Mercury

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It is the brightest object in the sky after sun and moon because it’s atmosphere reflects sunlight as well. People mistake it as a star. It has no moons and takes 225 days to complete an orbit

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Venus

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It is the only p,ante known to support living organisms
Surface composed of 71%water
The oceans help maintain its temperatures
Has one moon and oxygen rich atmosphere

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Earth

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It takes 25 days to complete one rotation.
Surface is covered in dust and rocky debris from meteor impacts. No water and atmosphere
Reflects light from the xu on the earths surface

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Earths moon

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Has ice caps as its poles
Has the largest volcano in our solar system, Olympus mons.(15miles high)
Appears red because of iron, oxide and rust in soil
Two moons and 2 years to complete orbit

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Mars

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Has one moon
249 years to orbit sun
Part of its orbit passes Neptune that sometimes Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun
Located and named in 1930 but not anymore aplanet as of now

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Pluto

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Gas giant characteristics

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Made up of mostly gases hydrogen and helium
Light for their size
Move quickly in space
Have rings and many moons
Diameter of less than 8000 km

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The largest and most massive planet
Diameter 11 times that of earths
12 years to orbit the sun
63 known moons

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Jupiter

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Composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium
Has many rings made of ice
18 moons some orbit inside rings
30 years to orbit the sun

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Saturn

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It is blue in color due to methane gas in atmosphere
11 dark rings
21 known moons
84 years to complete orbit

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Uranus

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``` Fastest winds in solar system 2000km/hr Blue in color due to methane 165 years to orbit the sun 8 moons ```

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Neptune

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Rocky and metallic objects that orbit the sun, located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

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Asteroid

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Ceres

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A large asteroid

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Small fragile irregular shaped body composed of a mixture of non volatile grains and frozen gases Orbits are elliptical oval or parabolic u shaped

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Comets

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As comets approach sun, the radiation evaporated ice and gas creating the lone tail

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The closer the sun the longer the tail | It always face away to the sun because of solar wind from sun

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Components of comets

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``` Ion tail Hydrogen envelop Dust tail Coma Nucleus Comets orbit ```

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Ex of comets orbit

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Comet 2p/encke

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Asteroids that are on collision course with earth

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Meteoroids

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Streak of light created when a meteoroid strikes our atmosphere at high velocity and friction causes the chunk of space to burn

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Meteor

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What is left that strikes the earths surface if the meteoroid does not burn up completely

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Meteorite

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Meteorites 92% co posed of

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Silicate stone

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5.7% meteorites

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Iron and nickel

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Rest of meteorites

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Mixture of three

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Hardest to identify since they look very much like terrestrial rocks

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Stony meteorites

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Warming of a planets surface as a result of atmospheric gases trapping heat. Carbon dioxide is one of the gases

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Global warming

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A quantum of visible light or other form of electromagnetic radiation from sun. A particle of light

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Photon

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The planet is spinning backwards compared to the others

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Retrograde

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One complete circle made around something

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Revolution

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Made by a planet or satellite around another body

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Orbit

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The turning motion of a planet spinning on its axis

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Rotation

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Glowing hog gaseous gas mass in space generating energy by thermonuclear reactions

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Star

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Similar in composition and density to earth earth like

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Terrestrial

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A celestial body that orbits around the sun Has sufficient mass for self gravity to overcome rigid body forces that assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium Has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit Not a satellite

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Dwarf planet

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A celestial body that orbits around the sun Has sufficient mass for self gravity Cleared the neighborhood around orbit

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Planet

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Celestial bodies in orbit around the sun at a semi major axis greater than that of Neptune that have sufficient mass for self gravity to overcome rigid body forces Not cleared the neighborhood around the orbit

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Plutoid

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Moons of mercury

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0

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Moons of Venus

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Zero

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Moons of earth

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1

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Moons of Mars

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2

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Moons of Jupiter

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67

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Moons of Saturn

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62

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Moons of Uranus

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27

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Moons of Neptune.

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14

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Moons of Pluto

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5 moons