Quiz The Solar System 8-4.1/8-4.7

All of the following are part of the solar system EXCEPT:

How are the two planets MOST different?

It is thought that most of Jupiter's moons are captured satellites. What makes up these moons?

Neptune takes longer than Mars to go around the Sun. Why is this?

A streak of light in the night sky, sometimes called a shooting star, is actually caused by ___

On which planet would the Sun rise in the west and set in the east?

As a comet moves away from the Sun ______.

Which of the following have orbits that are most like those of the planets?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about moons in our solar system?

Which statement is true of both asteroids and meteoroids?

Evidence suggests which objects began orbit in the region of space beyond the orbits of planets

Which planet has a fierce hurricane-like storm that is several times the size of Earth?

Which planet travels around the Sun in less time than it takes Earth to complete on revolution?

A meteoroid passing close to Earth may do all of the following EXCEPT:

Which solar system object has the most eccentric orbit?

Which of the following planets orbits the Sun with the greatest speed due to greater gravity?

Which of the planets has an axis tilt that makes it rotate almost like a bowling ball?

Because of the pull of gravity of the Sun on the moving planets, they follow ______.

If the Moon did not experience inertia as it traveled around Earth, what would happen to it?

What is the most likely causes for the differences in orbital speed of the planets?

Phobos and Deimos both orbit Mars. They are _____.

Which of these planets is most likely to have the highest surface temperature?

A scientist wants to classify an object located around Jupiter. What is the object?

When Venus passes between Earth and the Sun, its seen as a tiny dot. Why is Mars never visible?

Which inner planet has no atmosphere because of its being so close to the Sun?

The tail of a comet always points away from the Sun because ______.

Planet C represents which planet in the solar system?

In comparison to Earth, the planets located farther out from the Sun have a _______.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have ______.

A year on Venus is shorter than a __________.

______ is the largest planet in the solar system, is the 5th planet from the Sun, has clouds

Halley's Comet comes near the Earth every 76 years. Why can we predict when it will return?

There are many meteors that enter Earth's atmosphere. The ones that don't strike Earth _____.

Which statement accurately compares planets and comets?

What does Earth have in common with some of the other planets in our solar system?

What year will Halley's comet return?

By 1890, about 300 rocky objects were discovered between Mars and Jupiter. They are known as:

What is contained in item E in the diagram?

The force that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun is the _______

Which two factors keep Earth orbiting around the Sun?

Barringer Crater in Arizona is an example of a place where a(n) ________.

The period of a comet is how much time it takes to orbit. What is the period of Halley's comet?

An example of rotational movement is ________.

Both Uranus and Saturn have _______.

Earth is different from all other planets in the solar system because it has large amounts of

From nearest to farthest from the Sun, which sequence of planets is correct?

Rocky bodies that orbit between the inner and outer planets are _______.

The inner planets of the solar system differ from the outer planets in which ways?

According to the diagram, which factor prevents Earth from moving away from the Sun in a line?