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Earth Science – The Solar System Lesson 1-1 Practice Exercise



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

When did the solar system form?
a.
500 billion years ago
b.
50 billion years ago
c.
5 billion years ago
d.
500 million years ago
 

 2. 

What two gasses form most of the material in our sun?
a.
oxygen and carbon dioxide
b.
hydrogen and helium
c.
argon and krypton
d.
neon and water vapor
 

 3. 

The features of the surface of the moon were formed mainly by
a.
volcanoes
b.
wind
c.
erosion
d.
meteors
 

 4. 

What melted metal forms most of the core of the earth?
a.
aluminum
b.
iron
c.
cobalt
d.
nickle
 

 5. 

Our sun is known as a
a.
white dwarf
b.
red dwarf
c.
quasar
d.
yellow dwarf
 



 
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