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Ch 20 Science - The Solar System
Ch 20 Science - The Solar System
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A stream of particles that extends outward from the sun's corona is called
chromosphere
prominence
a sunspot
solar wind
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What is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
asteriod belt
photosphere
Oort cloud
Kuiper belt
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Scientist first used a telescope to make discoveries that supported the heliocentric model was
Brahe
Galileo
Ptolemy
Copernicus
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Loops of gas on the sun that link different parts of sunspot regions together.
solar winds
auroras
solar flares
prominences
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The four terrestrial planets all have
hot temperatures
rocky surfaces
large size
deep atmospheres
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Which is not included in scientists' "Goldilocks conditions" for supporting life?
favorable atmosphere
liquid water
appropriate temperature range
ice
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Sometimes considered a double planet:
Jupiter and Europa
Saturn and Titan
Pluto and Charon
Earth and Venus
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The planet Venus is similar to Earth in its
atmosphere
rotation
density and internal structure
surface temperature
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Loose collection of ice, dust, small rocky particles that has a long narrow orbit.
comet
asteroid
planet
meteoroid
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Flash of light produced when a meteoroid passes through Earth's atmosphere is a(n)
meteor
asteroid
comet
meteorite