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Topic 2 Lesson 1: Solar System Objects
Topic 2 Lesson 1: Solar System Objects
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Which of the following statements about the inner planets is
false
?
They are spaced farther apart than the outer planets.
They tend to be smaller than the outer planets.
They are made mainly of rock and metals.
They have few or no moons.
2
___________ is the smallest planet and the closest to the sun.
Venus
Mercury
Pluto
Mars
3
The strength of gravity depends upon the weight of the objects and the distance between them.
False
True
4
The innermost part of the sun which produces energy through nuclear fusion is the
core
chromosphere
corona
radiative zone
5
Which of the following is
NOT
a requirement for being classified as a planet?
They have to have an atmosphere.
They have become rounded by their own gravity.
They revolve around the sun or star.
They have cleared other objects from their orbit.
6
The sun accounts for about 99.85% of the mass of the entire solar system.
True
False
7
Which statement about the outer planets is false?
They are large in size.
They have many moons.
They are spaced close together.
They have rings.
8
The part of the sun that we can easily see from Earth is the
radiative zone
core
corona
photosphere
9
Which of the following statements is
false
about Venus?
It rotates like Earth from west to east.
It has no moons.
It has the highest temperatures of all the planets.
It has a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere.
10
Uranus is different from most other planets because it
rotates from top to bottom.
is mostly nitrogen and helium.
is farthest from the sun.
has the most moons.
11
One astronomical unit is equal to ____________ miles.
93,000
9,300
930,000
93,000,000
12
Which of the following statements about Neptune is
false
?
It is composed mainly of hydrogen, helium, and methane.
It has the most extensive ring system of all the planets.
It is the coldest planet.
It is the planet farthest from the sun.
13
An astronomical unit is equal to the distance from the center of the sun to the center of Earth.
False
True
14
Hydrogen and oxygen are the two gases that make up most of the sun's mass.
True
False
15
Which of the following is
NOT
an outer planet?
Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
16
The planet which is the home of the largest volcano and has two moons is
Jupiter.
Mars.
Mercury.
Venus.
17
The chromosphere is part of the sun's interior.
False
True
18
A(n) __________ is a rocky body that orbits the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
planet
comet
asteroid
star
19
The outermost layer of the sun which is visible during a total solar eclipse is the ___________.
photosphere
convective zone
radiative zone
corona
20
Our solar system is about ___________ years old.
46 million
4.6 billion
46 billion
4.6 million
