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Ch. 21 SF The Solar System
Ch. 21 SF The Solar System
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Glencoe 6th grade Earth Science
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1
A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere is called a ...
asteroid
meteor
meteoroid
meteorite
2
Find the only characteristic of asteroids...
most are found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
short-period asteroids take less than 200 years to orbit Sun
their particles are held together by gravity
they are a mixture of dust, rock and ice
3
What cause the hottest inner planet to be so hot?
the surface is covered with lava
the atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and helium
there is a strong greenhouse effect
the surface has no atmosphere
4
What forms on the surface of a planet, moon, has a round shape, & results from a meteor strike.
meteoroid
hole
impact crater
meteorite
5
A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and strikes Earth's surface is called ...
asteroid
meteorite
meteoroid
meteor
6
What do you call planets that have many moons and are made of gas?
gassies
gas guzzlers
gas giants
many mooned planets
7
Which of the inner planets is the hottest?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Earth
8
A small rocky particle in space and most often is about the size of a grain of sand is...
a meteoroid
a meteorite
an asteroid
a meteor
9
Which planet has no atmosphere?
Ceres
the Moon
Mercury
The Sun
10
Long-period comets come from _______________
the asteroid belt
the Kuiper belt
the Oort cloud
11
Name the outer planets?
Neptune, Uranus, Pluto, Saturn
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn
Venus, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
12
The inner planets are called ______________ planets because they have solid surfaces.
lava planets
terrestrial
gas giants
dwarf planets
13
What is the shape of most planets' orbits?
a straight line
a corkscrew
a circle
an ellipse
14
Which planet has a sideways axis of rotation?
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
15
All are characteristics of Pluto except...
has 3 moons
objects of similar mass orbit nearby
orbits the Sun
it is a perfect sphere
16
What is the largest planet?
Uranus
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
17
Which inner planet is known for being red due to the large amount of iron in the soil?
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Mercury
18
You learned a lot about science in 6th grade.
Agree
Disagree
19
What is our smallest planet and the largest planet in the solar system?
Pluto and Jupiter
Mars and Jupiter
Mercury and Saturn
Mercury and Jupiter
20
Except one, what makes the outer planets similar?
they're atmospheres are mostly hydrogen and helium
the have rings
they are about the same size
they have many moons
21
Which planets are the inner planets?
The Sun, the asteroid belt, the Kuiper belt, the OOrt cloud
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
22
What does an Astronomical unit measure?
The distance from Earth to the Sun
The distance from Mars to Jupiter
The distance from Mercury to the Sun
The distance between all the inner planets
23
Comets are made out of ...
chunks of rock and ice that didn't clump together
asteroids, rock, ice
meteoroids
dust, rock, ice
24
Short-period comets come from _____________
the Oort cloud
the asteroid belt
the Kuiper belt
25
An interesting fact about Saturn is
it is the least-dense planet
It has a Giant Red Spot
rings are made of ice & dust some as large as dwarf planets
it has 6 of the most complex ring bands in the solar system
26
What is the farthest planet from the Sun in our solar system?
Neptune
Jupiter
Pluto
Uranus
27
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Venus
28
All except one are reasons Earth is the only planet with a different
atmosphere
than the others
Earth's atmosphere is the only one that can support life.
Earth has moderate temperatures and liquid water.
Earth's atmosphere is made of water vapor and other gases.
The atmosphere of Venus and Mars are mostly carbon dioxide.
29
Comets are different from asteroids because of all of the following except...
long-period comets come from the Oort cloud
they have a tail
they orbit the Sun in the asteroid belt
the Sun's energy pushes gas and dust away from the nucleus
30
Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto are Galilean moons of which planet?
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
