Space Facts

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Space Facts

• Section B The Planets

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Mercury

• Closest planet to the Sun
• Takes the least amount of time to orbit the Sun
• Not large enough for its gravity to hold onto a
  moon or much of an atmosphere.
• No Moons

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Venus

• The surface is hot (869) and the atmosphere is
  dense and contains carbon dioxide and sulfuric
  acid.
• Second planet from the Sun

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Earth

• Has volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
• Sunlight, a nitrogen and oxygen-rich atmosphere
• Large oceans and the greenhouse effect makes
  climates that supports life.
• Third planet from the Sun.

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Mars

• The largest canyon in the solar system
• Called the Red Planet
• Valles Marineris, is as wide as the United
  States.
• Might have had running water at one time. Has ice
  caps
• Largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons

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Jupiter

• The largest planet has an atmosphere of cold
  hydrogen gas.
• It has many moons, so far 17 have been found.
• It has a giant red spot that is thought to be a
  storm

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Saturn

• Mostly gas, but less dense, making it very light
  that it could float on water.
• It has 18 moons.
• It is known for its beautiful rings which are
  made of millions of bits of ice.

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Uranus

• Atmosphere of methane gas
• set of dark, narrow rings that run from top to
  bottom, instead of around.

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Neptune

• Is the bluest planet because of its methane gas
  atmosphere
• Its moon, Triton, has volcanoes
• Crosses Plutos path as it orbits the Sun
• Has a set of dark rings

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Pluto

• Does not have a thick atmosphere
• Discovered in 1930
• Has one moon called Charon
• Smallest planet
• Covered by layers of ice

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Asteroids

• A wide belt of small objects that orbit the Sun
  between Mars and Jupiter.
• Sometimes called minor planets.
• Might be the remains of planets pulled apart or
  leftovers from the formation of the solar system

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Meteors

• Parts or pieces of meteoroids that fall from
  space
• No bigger than a grain of sand
• Sometimes called a Shooting star.

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Meteoroids

• Part of the dust and gas trail left behind by a
  comet

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Meteorite

• A piece of rock that falls and lands on the Earth
  from space

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Comets

• These are chunks of ice and rock left over from
  the formation of our solar system
• They move around the Sun in a long oval-shaped
  orbits

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How are meteors related to comets?

• Meteors are the dust and rock particles that fall
  from the tail of a comet

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Scientist attempt to find out if there is other
intelligent life in the universe

• Scientist use radio telescopes to try to detect
  signs of life sending coded messages called SETI
  into space

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1. Im the closest planet to the sun, what planet
am I?

• A. Mercury
• B. Saturn
• C. Venus
• D. Earth

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MERCURY
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2. Im called the Red Planet, who am I?

• A. Mars
• B. Jupiter
• C. Pluto
• D. Mercury

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MARS
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3. Im pieces of meteoroids that fall from
space, what am I?

• A. comets
• B. Asteroids
• C. Meteors
• D. Pluto

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METEORS
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4. What is a fact about Neptune?

• A. Smallest of all the planets
• B. Has a moon called Triton
• C. No moons at all
• D. Largest canyon in the solar system

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HAS A MOON CALLED TRITON
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5. What is SETI?

• A. A radio station
• B. The way to send a message to your mom
• C. Scientist way to send messages into space
  looking for intelligent life
• D. The largest planet in the solar system

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C. Scientist way to send messages into space
looking for intelligent life
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6. Which planet has earthquakes?

• A. Mars
• B. Saturn
• C. Earth
• D. Pluto

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C. Earth
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7. Im chunks of ice and rock left over from the
formation of our solar system that move in an
oval- shaped path around the sun, what am I?

• A. Meteors
• B. Pluto
• C. Comets
• D. Columbus

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C. Comets
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8. I am the smallest planet and only discovered
in 1930, who am I?

• A. Venus
• B. Jupiter
• C. Pluto
• D. Earth

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C. Pluto
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9. A wide belt of small objects between Mars and
Jupiter is called?

• A. Comets
• B. Neptunes craters
• C. SETI
• D. Asteroid Belt

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D. Asteroid Belt
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10. What are dust and particles left behind by a
comet ?

• A. Meteorites
• B. Meteors
• C. Meteoroids
• D. asteroids

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C. Meteoroids
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11. When a piece of a rock falls from space and
lands on the Earth its called?

• A. Asteroid Belt
• B. Comet
• C. Meteorite
• D. Supermans capsule

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C. Meteorite
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12. I am the largest Planet, who am I?

• A. Saturn
• B. Jupiter
• C. Mercury
• D. Earth

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B. Jupiter
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13. I am so light I could float on water, who am
I?

• A. Jupiter
• B. Saturn
• C. Uranus
• D. Pluto

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B. Saturn
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14. Saturn is known for its?

• A. Beautiful Rings
• B. Because its the Red Planet
• C. Smallest planet
• D. Second planet from the Sun

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A. Beautiful Rings
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15. Uranus is known for?

• A. Rings that go up and down instead of around
  the middle
• B. Its asteroid belt
• C. the comet that circles its equator
• D. Its 18 moons

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A. Rings that go up and down instead of around
the middle
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16. The surface of this planet is very hot (869o)
and it is the second planet from the sun.

• A. Mercury
• B. Pluto
• C. Venus
• D. Mars

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C. Venus
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17. Can you name the 9 planets in our solar
system?
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MERCURYVENUSEARTHMARSJUPITER

• SATURN
• URANUS
• NEPTUNE
• PLUTO

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18. I have a giant red spot that is thought to be
a storm, who am I?

• A. Jupiter
• B. Pluto
• C. Earth
• D. Mercury

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A. Jupiter
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19. I have large oceans and oxygen-rich
environment, who am I?

• A. Uranus
• B. Asteroid Belt
• C. Jupiter
• D. Earth

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D. Earth
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20. How are meteors related to comets?

• A. Meteors are in the dust of a comets tail
• B. Meteors are what falls from the tail of a
  comet.
• C. Comets come from falling meteors crashing to
  the earth.
• D. Comets are falling meteors

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B. Meteors are what falls from the tail of a
comet.
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21. What is a Meteorite?

• A. A falling Comet
• B. A shooting star
• C. A meteor that hits the earth
• D. none of the above they are just in fairy tales

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C. A meteor that hits the earth
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22. How many planets do we talk about in our
solar system right now?

• A. 6
• B. 12
• C. 18
• D. 9

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D. 9
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23. What is are the inner planets?

• A. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus
• B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
• C. Mercury,Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto

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B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
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24. Which are the outer planets?

• A. Just Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto
• B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
• C. All the planets after the Asteroid Belt

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C. All the planets after the Asteroid Belt
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25. What comes after Mars in space that is not a
planet?

• A. Meteors following a comet
• B. The asteroid belt
• C. SETI messages
• D. Shooting Stars

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B. The asteroid belt
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26. What are asteroids made of?

• A. Snow
• B. Rocks and ice
• C. candy canes
• D. Alien ships

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B. Rocks and ice
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27. Explain how meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite
are related.

• A. They are all the same thing, just at a
  different stage of its life.
• B. They are totally different rock of ice that
  all fly with comets
• C. They all fall from the sky on different days

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A. They are all the same thing, just at a
different stage of its life.
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28. Which planet has the largest volcano in the
solar system?

• A. Mars
• B. Mercury
• C. Saturn
• D. Pluto

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A. Mars
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29. Which facts describe Neptune?

• A. The bluest planet
• B. Has a moon called Triton
• C. Crosses Plutos path as it orbits the sun
• D. All of the above

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D. All of the above
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What facts describe Pluto?

• A. Discovered in 1930
• B. has a moon called Charon
• C. Smallest planet
• D. Covered by layers of ice
• F. All of the above

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F. All of the above