Solar System Review

Question 1

Which is the windiest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a source of meteoroids?

Accepted Answer

rocky chunks from neighboring solar systems

Question 3

The orbital period for any of the Jovian planets is shorter than Earth's period of rotation.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 4

Which planet has the most extreme temperatures of all the planets?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 5

The moon Triton orbits which planet?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 6

Comets with long orbital periods form a spherical shell around the solar system called the

Accepted Answer

Oort Cloud

Question 7

Which planet has the Great Red Spot, a massive storm hundreds of years old?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 8

Which is the least dense planet?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 9

Which planet is furthest away from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 10

Which planet has massive global dust storms?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 11

The Kuiper Belt is a region beyond Neptune containing ____________.

Accepted Answer

comets with short orbit periods.

Question 12

The orbits of most ______________ lie between Mars and Jupiter.

Accepted Answer

asteroids

Question 13

Which of the following is true about asteroids?

Accepted Answer

Recent impact craters on the moon were caused by asteroids.

Question 14

The glowing head of a comet formed when frozen gases vaporize is the

Accepted Answer

coma

Question 15

Almost all of the mass of the solar system is within the _______________.

Accepted Answer

sun

Question 16

The largest of the terrestrial planets is _____________

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 17

The largest of the Jovian planets is _____________.

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 18

The moon Titan orbits which planet?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 19

The mass of Jupiter is ____________

Accepted Answer

2.5 times the mass of all the other planets and their moons

Question 20

Which of the following planets have rings?

Accepted Answer

Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune

Question 21

Which planet has the largest ring system of all the planets?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 22

Which planet houses Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 23

Which planet is the smallest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 24

Which planet has the lowest surface temperature of any planet?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 25

Almost all of the mass of the solar system is within the _____________.

Accepted Answer

sun

Question 26

The moon Miranda orbits which planet?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 27

Which planet is home to Valles Marineris?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 28

Which planet has polar caps made of water ice and solid carbon dioxide?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 29

The moon Io orbits which planet?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 30

Which planet is often referred to as "Earth's Twin?"

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 31

Most asteroids lie between the orbits of _______________.

Accepted Answer

Mars and Jupiter

Question 32

The densities of the Jovian planets are ___________________.

Accepted Answer

not more than 1.5 times that of water.

Question 33

Which is the largest planet in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 34

Which planet has an axis of rotation parallel with the plane of its orbit?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 36

Which of the following planets is considered a Jovian planet?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 37

Which of the following is true about comets?

Accepted Answer

Comets are held together by frozen gases.

Question 38

Why does Mars occassionally appear to change colors?

Accepted Answer

dust storms

Question 39

The moon Europa orbits which planet?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 40

Why is life as we know it unlikely to exist on Venus?

Accepted Answer

it's too hot

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