Astronomy Test

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The sun is
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Which planet has a very thick atmosphere that would crush you?
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How does the sun get its energy?
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What planet is known for its rings?
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Meteoroids come from meteors.
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when an object travels around another object it is called a
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Why does an object stay in orbit?
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Pluto is a planet
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Asteroids revolve around the sun in the asteroid belt.
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What causes different stars to appear in the night sky throughout the year?
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What unit do we use to measure distance between galaxies?
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Why do both Earth and Mars have seasons?
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What planet is knows for being tilted on its axis and has a rotation that is nearly parallel to its axis?
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Which is the center of the sun?
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The study of the moon and stars along with other objects in space is called?
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What makes Earth unique?
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What object holds the planets in orbit?
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What are darkened areas on the sun called? They are cooler than the rest of the sun.
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How many outer planets (gas giants) are there?
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A "dirty snowball" the size of a mountain
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The four outer planets are gaseous and larger than the four inner planets.
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The inner planets are also known as
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When the sun is furthest north or south of the equator, it represents an
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When hydrogen atoms join to create helium atoms, it is a process called
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Which planet is known as the red planet?
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What does one rotation on Earth give us?