a chunk of space debris that has struck the ground

Solar System Objects 1 Flashcards

1

On which planet can the pole remain in darkness for 42 years, then have 42 years of daylight?

Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Jupiter

2

What is the name of the smallest solar system object shown in the picture?

Ceres
Mercury
Pluto
Moon

3

Pluto is one of the largest members of the:

moons of Neptune
Kuiper belt
Oort Cloud
asteroid belt

4

The three largest asteroids are:

Deimos, Phobos, and Athos
Pluto, Sedna, and Quaoar
Ida, Gaspra, and Mathilde
Ceres, Pallas, and Vesta

5

Which planet is shown as imaged by the Space Probe "The Messenger"

Earth
Mercury
Neptune
Venus

6

Compared with Earth, Venus is:

much larger
about the same size
much smaller

7

A meteorite is:

a streak of light in the atmosphere
an icy body with a long tail extending from it
a chunk of space debris that has struck the ground
a chunk of space debris orbiting earth

8

Earth's average density is about the same as that of:

a heavy iron meteorite
a glass of water
black volcanic rock
an ice cube

9

Compared with the Earth's moon, the diameter of Mercury is:

nearly the same
larger
smaller

10

The atmosphere of Saturn is mostly composed of:

methane and ammonia
hydrogen and helium
carbon dioxide and ethane
nitrogen and oxygen

11

Which planet is shown?

Saturn
Uranus
Venus
Neptune

12

What is this solar system object?

Ceres
Callisto (Jupiter's moon)
Earth's moon
Star

13

Where are asteroids mostly found?

At the edge of the solar system
between Mars & Jupiter
Scattered throughout the solar system
close to the sun

14

What is true about solar system densities?

It is different all throughout
Asteroids all have about the same density
The denser planets lie closer to the sun
Saturn has the same density as water

15

Pluto is most similar to:

Triton
Europa
our moon
Miranda

Solar System Objects 1

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Solar System Objects 1

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