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What causes compasses to point north?

What is the source of solar wind?

Why is the moon visible from Earth?

Which moon phase comes after the first quarter in the lunar cycle?

What is the main component of the atmosphere of Venus?

What is the primary composition of Jovian planets?

What is the approximate temperature on Venus?

What caused the formation of the moon according to the Condensation Theory?

What are the two types of giants in the Solar System?

Which planet is known as the red planet?

What are the surface features of the moon?

What is the primary composition of terrestrial planets?

What are the names of Jupiter's Galilean moons?

What is the size of Mars in comparison to Earth?

What is the characteristic feature of retrograde motion?

Planetary Bodies and Solar System Components

Moon cycles include new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, and full moon, with surface features such as Maria and Highlands.
The moon was formed after an impact on Earth by a protostar named Theia, leading to the Condensation Theory.
Venus rotates retrograde, has evidence of volcanic activity, temperatures of 450 degrees Celsius, a CO2 atmosphere, and a rigid crust.
Mars, the red planet, is cold and dry, with extreme and longer seasons, half the size of Earth, and evidence of past water.
The Solar System components include planets, asteroids, moons, dwarf planets, and comets.
Asteroids are rocky or metallic objects larger than 100m across, while comets are composed of nucleus and some have a tail.
Meteoroids are small, less than 1m across, meteors are the bright trail left behind, and meteorites are rocks from space that fall through Earth's atmosphere.
Planets orbit the sun, are spherical, and have cleared their orbit, while dwarf planets have only orbited the sun and are spherical.
Jupiter's moons, the Galilean moons, include Ganymede, Europa, Io, and Callisto, each with distinct characteristics.
The Solar System has gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn) and ice giants (Neptune and Uranus).
Terrestrial planets are inner planets with a composition of rock or iron, while Jovian planets are outer planets composed primarily of hydrogen and helium.
Prograde motion is when the object spins in the same direction as its orbit, while retrograde motion is the opposite, and most planets have prograde motion.

Test your knowledge of planetary bodies and solar system components with this quiz! Explore the moon's cycles and formation, unique features of Venus and Mars, and the characteristics of asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. Learn about the different types of planets, moons, and giants in our solar system, and understand the concepts of prograde and retrograde motion.