Question 1

If a planet’s forward velocity was too fast it would _____.

Accepted Answer

Fly off into space

Answer

Crash into the sun

Answer

Speed back up

Answer

Come to a stop

Question 2

Velocity is...

Accepted Answer

the speed of something in a given direction

Answer

a force that attracts something towards something else that has mass

Answer

a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged

Question 3

Gravity is...

Accepted Answer

a force that attracts something towards something else that has mass

Answer

a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged

Answer

the speed of something in a given direction

Question 4

Inertia is...

Accepted Answer

a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged

Answer

a force that attracts something towards something else that has mass

Answer

the speed of something in a given direction

Question 5

A gravity well doesn't...

Accepted Answer

Curve space away from the most massive object

Answer

Curve space around the most massive object

Question 6

Space is NOT curved

Accepted Answer

toward the outer objects and curves more the closer you are

Answer

toward a central object, and curves more the closer you are

Question 7

What is the 1st planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Venus

Answer

Earth

Answer

Neptune

Answer

Mars

Answer

Uranus

Answer

Jupiter

Question 8

What is the 2nd planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Answer

Neptune

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Uranus

Answer

Mars

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Earth

Question 9

What is the 3rd planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Answer

Mars

Answer

Neptune

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Uranus

Answer

Venus

Answer

Saturn

Question 10

What is the 5th planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Earth

Answer

Neptune

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Venus

Answer

Mars

Answer

Uranus

Answer

Saturn

Question 11

What is the 4th planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Neptune

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Earth

Answer

Uranus

Answer

Venus

Question 12

What is the 6th planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Earth

Answer

Venus

Answer

Uranus

Answer

Mars

Answer

Neptune

Answer

Jupiter

Question 13

What is the 7th planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Answer

Venus

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Earth

Answer

Mars

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Neptune

Question 14

What is the 8th planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Answer

Venus

Answer

Earth

Answer

Uranus

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Mars

Question 15

Is Pluto a planet?

Accepted Answer

No

Answer

Yes

Question 16

If you could live on Jupiter, what would you see in the sky at night besides stars?

Accepted Answer

Many moons

Answer

The inner planets

Answer

Earth’s moon

Answer

The sun

Question 17

The four outer planets are very large and made of gases.  Which description best fits the inner planets?

Accepted Answer

They are rocky and small.

Answer

They are small and made of gas.

Answer

They are very large and made of ice.

Answer

They are very large and made of gases.

Question 18

Less mass means it has less _______.

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Forward velocity

Answer

Super powers

Answer

Inertia

Question 19

Planets that are farther from the sun experience less __________, and need less _________ to stay in orbit.

Accepted Answer

Gravitational force, forward velocity

Answer

Balance, Inertia

Answer

Forward velocity, gravitational force

Answer

Inertia, balance

Question 20

In this model, which arrow represents inertia?

Accepted Answer

The arrow pointing away from the small mass

Answer

The arrow pointing toward the large mass

Answer

Neither arrow

Question 21

In this model, which arrow represents gravity?

Accepted Answer

The arrow pointing toward the large mass

Answer

The arrow pointing away from the small mass

Answer

Neither arrow

Question 22

Gravity and inertia work together

Accepted Answer

to help a planet orbit the sun

Answer

to bring planets to a standstill

Answer

they don’t work together

Answer

to help the earth orbit the moon

Question 23

The planets orbit the sun in a line.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 24

Which planet is furthest from its star?

Accepted Answer

Eevee

Answer

Pokemon

Answer

Charizard

Question 25

Which planet is hottest?

Accepted Answer

Pokemon

Answer

Charizard

Answer

Eevee

Question 26

Which planet spins the fastest?

Accepted Answer

Eevee

Answer

Pokemon

Answer

Charizard

Question 27

Which planet has the longest year?

Accepted Answer

Eevee

Answer

Charizard

Answer

Pokemon

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