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Which planet orbits closest to the Sun?

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  1. 1 Medium

    Which protoplanet collided with Earth to form the Moon?

    Answer: Theia

    Why: The colliding body Theia was roughly the size of Mars when it struck the young Earth.

  2. 2 Easy

    What icy body grows a glowing tail near the Sun?

    Answer: Comet

    Why: A comet's tail always points away from the Sun because the solar wind pushes vaporized gas and dust outward.

  3. 3 Medium

    What shift to longer wavelengths shows galaxies are receding?

    Answer: Redshift

    Why: Edwin Hubble used galaxy redshift to demonstrate that the universe itself is continuously expanding.

  4. 4 Easy

    What gives Mars its red color?

    Answer: Iron oxide

    Why: Iron minerals in Martian surface rocks rusted over billions of years, coating the landscape in red dust.

  5. 5 Easy

    What does a light-year measure?

    Answer: Distance

    Why: Despite having the word year in its name, a light-year measures the physical distance light travels rather than time.

  6. 6 Easy

    How many natural moons orbit Earth?

    Answer: 1

    Why: Earth has only one moon, unlike neighboring Mars with two and Venus and Mercury with none.

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