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1
The different shapes of the moon seen from Earth are called
eclipses.
penumbras.
phases.
umbras.
2
____________ has evidence that water was once present.
Venus
Mars
3
The strength of the force of gravity depends on
the masses of the objects and their weights.
the masses of the objects and the distance between them.
the weight of the objects and their speeds.
the masses of the objects and their speeds.
4
What do the four outer planets have in common?
Much larger than Earth & made mainly of Hydrogen & helium.
About same size as Earth & made mainly of hydrogen & helium
Much larger than Earth and are made mainly of iron
About the same size as Earth and are made maily of iron.
5
Venus and Earth are much alike in terms of
Their direction of rotation.
their size and density.
their rates of rotation.
their atmospheres.
6
small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun in a belt
asteroid
comet
dwarf planet
planet
7
The ___ of Earth's rotation axis, along with Earth's motion around the Sun causes the seasons.
tilt
spin
shape
length
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Aside from Earth, which inner planet once had liquid water on its surface?
Europa
Venus
Mars
Mercury
9
A(n) ____ occurs when Earth's rotation axis is the most toward or away from the Sun.
eclipse
holiday
equinox
solstice
10
What is distinctive about Jupiter?
It is the largest and most massive planet.
Its axis of rotation is tilted 90 degrees.
It is smaller and denser than the other outer planets.
It is the planet with the most spectacular rings.
11
One ______ is Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun.
rotation
season
cycle
revolution
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distance among the objects in the solar system; based on distance from Earth to Sun
metric system
astronomical unit
light year
kilometer
13
What do all of the inner planets have in common?
They all are small and have rocky surfaces.
They all have rings.
They all have many moons.
They all have abundant liquid water.
14
Venus is one of the _________ planets
outer
inner
15
The asteroid belt is located
between Saturn and Uranus.
betweeen Mars and Jupiter.
between Jupiter and Saturn.
betweeen Earth and Mars.
16
spherical shaped object that orbits Sun; does not have more mass than objects in nearby orbits
asteroid
astronomical unit
dwarf planet
planet
17
orbits the Sun & has mass much larger than the total mass of all other nearby objects in orbit
dwarf planet
asteroid
planet
comet
18
A pattern or grouping of stars imagined by people to represent a figure is a
mythological object.
constellation.
star chart.
seasonal pattern.
19
All objects are attracted to each other by the force of
gravity
mass
inertia
weight
20
Neptune is very similar in size and color to
Uranus.
Saturn.
Jupiter.
Earth.
21
The planet with no true atmosphere is ____________
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
22
There are equal hours of daylight and darkness during a(n) __________________.
eclipse
equinox
solstice
holiday
23
The atmosphere on Mars is much _____________ than Earth's atmosphere.
thicker
thinner
24
made of gas, dust and ice and moves around Sun in an oval shaped orbit
dwarf planet
comet
planet
asteroid
25
Saturn's rings are made up mostly of
volcanic dust particles.
ice and water vapor.
chunks of ice and rock.
nitrogen and helium.
26
The solar system formed from
a black hole.
an expanding galaxy.
an enormous explosion.
a giant cloud of gas and dust.
27
Jupiter has a high pressure gas storm known as ___________.
the Great Nebula
The Great Red Spot
Sirius
Io
28
Uranus is different from most planets because it
rotates on its side.
is mostly nitrogen and helium.
is the farthest from the sun.
has the most moons.
29
planets, Sun, moon and stars rotate around the Earth
Wright's model
astronomical unit
Heliocentric model
Geocentric model
30
The gaseous planet with thin, dark rings and has blue-green color from methane is ___________.
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
31
In a heliocentric system, Earth revolves around
the sun.
Mars.
the stars.
the moon.
32
___________ has 31 moons with the largest moon, Titan, being larger than Mercury
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
33
Which is the smallest terrestrial planet?
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Venus
34
In a heliocentric system,
the sun appears to move backward among the planets.
Earth is the center of the universe.
the sun revolves around Earth.
all of the planets revolve around the sun.
35
Earth moves in a(n) _____________________ around the Sun.
circle
ellipse
figure eight
square
