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{Chapter 9
The Solar System REVIEW GAME
EARTH ON THE MOVE
STARS INNER PLANETS
OUTER PLANETS
ASTEROIDS,
METEORS, COMETS, &
MOONS
100 100 100 100 100
200 200 200 200 200
300 300 300 300 300
400 400 400 400 400
500 500 500 500 500
Earth on the Move
100
An imaginary line around which a planet spins.
Earth on the Move
100
An imaginary line around which a planet spins.
axis
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Earth on the Move
200
One full orbit of an object around another object
Earth on the Move
200
One full orbit of an object around another object
revolution
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Earth on the Move
300
One whole spin of an object around its axis
Earth on the Move
300
One whole spin of an object around its axis
rotation
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Earth on the Move
400
What does the Earth rotate around?
Earth on the Move
400
What does the Earth rotate around?
an axis
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Earth on the Move
500
What causes the sun to appear to move across the sky?
Earth on the Move
500
What causes the sun to appear to move across the sky?
Earth’s rotation
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Stars 100
an explosive eruption of waves and particles into space
Stars 100
an explosive eruption of waves and particles into space
solar flare
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Stars 200
a group of stars that form a pattern
Stars 200
a group of stars that form a pattern
constellation
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Stars 300
dark spots that move on the face of the sun
Stars 300
dark spots that move on the face of the sun
sun spots
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Stars 400
What is the sun?
a) Small starb) Large starc) Gas giantd) Average-size star
Stars 400What is the sun?
a) Small starb) Large starc) Gas giantd) Average-size star
d) Average-size starReturn to
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Stars 500
Which is NOT a layer of the sun?
a) Photosphereb) Solar flarec) Coronad) Chromosphere
Stars 500Which is NOT a layer of the sun?
a) Photosphereb) Solar flarec) Coronad) Chromosphere
b) Solar flareReturn to
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Inner Planets
100
a large, round object that revolves around a star and has cleared the region around its orbit
Inner Planets
100
a large, round object that revolves around a star and has cleared the region around its orbit
planet
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Inner Planets
200
the four closest planets to the sun
Inner Planets
200
the four closest planets to the sun
Inner planets
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Inner Planets
300
What is the order of the inner planets from the sun?
Inner Planets
300
What is the order of the inner planets from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
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Inner Planets
400
What planet is most like Earth?
Inner Planets
400
What planet is most like Earth?
Mars
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Inner Planets
500
What causes day and night?
Inner Planets
500
What causes day and night?
The rotation of Earth on its axis
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Outer Planets 100
A natural object that revolves around a planet
Outer Planets 100
A natural object that revolves around a planet
moon
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Outer Planets 200
the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet, or moon
Outer Planets 200
the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet, or moon
orbit
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Outer Planets 300
Name the outer planets from the sun.
Outer Planets 300
Name the outer planets from the sun.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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Outer Planets 400
What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?
Outer Planets 400
What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?
They are all gaseous planets.
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Outer Planets 500
Which choice best describes the parts of the Milky Way?
a) Earth, its moon, the sun, and Jupiterb) Gas, dust, stars, and objects that orbit
starsc) Asteroids, comets, objects that orbit
stars, and the sund) The inner planets, the outer planets, gas,
and dust
Outer Planets 500Which choice best describes the parts of the
Milky Way?a) Earth, its moon, the sun, and Jupiterb) Gas, dust, stars, and objects that orbit
starsc) Asteroids, comets, objects that orbit
stars, and the sund) The inner planets, the outer planets, gas,
and dustb) gas, dust, stars, and objects that orbit stars
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Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
100
a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew
Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
100
a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew
Space probe
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Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
200
a frozen mass of ice and dust
Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
200
a frozen mass of ice and dust
comet
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Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
300
Which is true about planets and asteroids?a) They are roundb) They have an atmospherec) They revolve around the sund) They have cleared their orbit
Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
300Which is true about planets and asteroids?
a) They are roundb) They have an atmospherec) They revolve around the sund) They have cleared their orbit
c) They revolve around the sun Return to
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Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
400
Which describes how often we see a full moon?a) Each time Earth rotatesb) Each time the moon rotatesc) Each time Earth revolves around
the sund) Each time the moon revolves
around Earth
Asteroids, Meteors, comets, & Moons
400Which describes how often we see a full moon?
a) Each time Earth rotatesb) Each time the moon rotatesc) Each time Earth revolves around
the sund) Each time the moon revolves
around Earth
a) Each time the Earth rotates Return to
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Asteroids, Meteors, comets, & Moons
500
What type of galaxy is shown below?
Asteroids, Meteors, comets, & Moons
500
What type of galaxy is shown below?
Spiral galaxyReturn to
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EARTH ON THE MOVE
STARS INNER PLANETS
OUTER PLANETS
ASTEROIDS,
METEORS, COMETS, &
MOONS
axis Solar flare planet moon Space Probe
revolution constellation Inner planets orbit comet
rotation Sun spotsMercury, Venus,
Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c) They revolve
around the sun
An axis d) Average-size star Mars
They are all gaseous planets
a) Each time the Earth Rotates
Earth’s rotation b) Solar flare
The rotation of Earth on
its axis
b) gas, dust, stars, and object that orbit stars
Spiral Galaxy
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