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MYP Physics Planets and Satellites Questionbank

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Which sub-group of the giant planets includes Uranus and Neptune, distinguished by their specific composition?

Gas giants

Terrestrial giants

Dwarf giants

Ice giants

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In a scale model where the Earth's diameter is reduced to $1\ \text{mm}$ , what is the approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun?

While gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn are composed primarily of gases, what does the text suggest may be located at their center?

What two factors work together to keep a natural satellite in a stable orbit around a larger body?

Why is the object Ceres classified as a dwarf planet rather than a terrestrial planet, despite being nearly round and orbiting the Sun?

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$1\ \text{km}$

$12\ \text{m}$

$150\ \text{m}$

$11\ \text{cm}$

A miniature star

A small solid core

A large empty cavity

A pool of liquid water

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The satellite's forward motion and gravitational attraction

B

Atmospheric pressure and the Sun's reflection

C

The planet's rotation and the satellite's composition

D

Nuclear fusion and magnetic attraction

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It is located too far from the Sun to be terrestrial

B

It has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit

C

It is smaller than the Earth's Moon

D

It is composed entirely of ice and gas

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MYP Physics Planets and Satellites Questionbank

MYP MYP Physics Topic Planets and Satellites Questionbank