Question

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE CHECK MY ANSWERS I WILL MEDAL IF YOUR CORRECT

1. Which of the following terms refers to an object that orbits the sun and has enough gravity to be spherical but has not cleared the area of its orbit?

comet
asteroid
dwarf planet
planet

I think A or B

Answer 1

a is correct

Answer 2

@truwhovian11 ok can you check my others I have 11 questions

Answer 3

ok

Answer 4

@truwhovian11 2. Which of the following statements about the solar system's formation is true?

the temperature was very cold
gravity pulled together a cloud of gas and dust
objects formed from the same materials
the planets formed at the same distance from the sun

I think B

Answer 5

correct

Answer 6

@truwhovian11 ok sorry for the late reply
3. which of the following two physical components do the sun and the earth have in common
Core and mantle
core and atmosphere
crust and atmosphere
mantle and crust

I think B or A

Answer 7

A because the sun has no atmosphere

Answer 8

@truwhovian11 ok again sorry for late reply

4. which of the following is true about all outer planets?
much of the material in these planets is solid
the surface of these planets is rocky
they have many moons
they all rotate the same direction

I think b or c

Answer 9

b is correct

Answer 10

@truwhovian11 thank you
5. which of the following do the objects in the four categories in the solar system all have in common?
they all orbit the sun
they can all be found in the Oort cloud
they all contain a nucleus
they all are made of gas and ice

Im not sure on this one but ill go with D or B

Answer 11

A

Answer 12

@truwhovian11 ty
6. which of the following happens to the temperature of gases as they reach the top of the sun's convection zone?
it increases
it decreases
it does not change
there is no way to tell what happens

I think B or D

Answer 13

i think B too

Answer 14

@truwhovian11 ok ty
7. which of the following does a star's absolute brightness depend on?
distance and temperature
size and temperature
color and temperature
distance and color

I think A or B

Answer 15

b is correct i believe

Answer 16

@truwhovian11
8. which of the following factors determines whether a protostar becomes a star?
surface temperature
age
color
mass

I think D or A

Answer 17

i belive its d

Answer 18

@truwhovian11
9. which of the following types of galaxies is the milky way an example of?
spiral galaxy
elliptical galaxy
irregular galaxy
globular cluster

I think A

Answer 19

correct

Answer 20

@truwhovian11
10.which of the following is one of the main uses of satellites?
launching deep-space expeditions
observing earths surface
preventing ozone depletion

I think A or C

Answer 21

a is correct

Answer 22

@truwhovian11
11. last question, Which of the following two planets are closer to the sun then earth?
mars and Jupiter
Venus and mars
mercury and Venus
mars and Saturn

I think C

Answer 23

correct

Answer 24

ok @truwhovian11 I got 7/11 which is ok because this was only a practice test so it technically dosent count against my grade