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10 minutes maximum! Can you do it in 5? Q1-5. Which of the planets in the solar system.... |
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1. is the largest gas giant and has a red spot? |
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2. has a clear ring system around it? |
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3. is the second closest to the Sun? |
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4. is the one shown in this picture? |
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5. ..used to be a planet but is now called a 'dwarf planet'? |
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6. Some objects in the solar system nearly always have highly elliptical (non-circular) orbits. These are..
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7. A huge number of asteroids go round the sun in an orbit between 2 planets. Which 2 planets?
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8. The Earth is the 3rd planet from the Sun, by distance. Which number planet is Saturn?
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9. Which of these lists give the correct order of objects in the Solar System in order of increasing size?
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10. For planets further from the Sun, the force of gravity from the Sun as well as the orbital velocity is different to planets closer to the Sun.
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Question 1:
Jupiter – It is the largest gas giant in the solar system and has a massive storm called the Great Red Spot.
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Question 2:
Saturn – Known for its prominent, bright, and extensive ring system.
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Question 3:
Venus – It is the second planet from the Sun (Mercury is closest).
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Question 4:
Mars – The image (red rocky planet with ice at the pole) matches Mars, often called the "Red Planet" with visible polar ice caps.
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Question 5:
Pluto – It was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 by the IAU.
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Question 6:
The correct answer is B. comets.
Here's why:
Comets typically have highly elliptical (eccentric) orbits, bringing them from the outer solar system very close to the Sun and back out again.
Asteroids in the asteroid belt (A) generally have more circular orbits, though some can be somewhat eccentric.
Moons (C) orbit planets in mostly circular or moderately elliptical paths, not as extreme as comets.
Planets (D) in our solar system have nearly circular orbits (low eccentricity), though some (like Mercury) are slightly elliptical.
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Question 7:
The correct answer is C. Mars and Jupiter.
Here's why:
The asteroid belt is a region in the solar system containing a huge number of asteroids.
It is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
The other pairs listed (A, B, D) do not contain the asteroid belt between them.
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Question 8:
The correct answer is C. 6.
Here is the order of planets from the Sun:
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
So Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun.
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Question 9:
The correct answer is B. Moon, Earth, Jupiter, Sun.
Here's why (from smallest to largest):
Moon – Diameter ~3,474 km (smallest in the list)
Earth – Diameter ~12,742 km (larger than the Moon)
Jupiter – Diameter ~139,820 km (much larger than Earth)
Sun – Diameter ~1,391,000 km (largest by far)
The other options are out of order:
A puts Jupiter before Earth, but Jupiter is larger than Earth.
C starts with the Sun (largest), then goes to Jupiter, Earth, Moon (decreasing size).
D lists Jupiter first (but the Sun is larger), then Sun, then Moon and Earth in the wrong order.
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Question 10:
The correct answer is D. decreases (gravity), decreases (orbital velocity).
Here's why:
Gravity follows the inverse-square law: the farther a planet is from the Sun, the weaker the Sun's gravitational force on it.
Orbital velocity also decreases with distance. So as orbital radius rincreases, velocity vdecreases.
Therefore, both gravity and orbital velocity decrease as distance from the Sun increases.
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