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Review Test 2 The Solar System
Review Test 2 The Solar System
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1
Which of the following is Kepler's First Law?
As planets orbits the sun the amount of time and area equal.
The focal length is related to the length of the major axis.
The planets orbit in an ellipse with the sun at one focus.
Planets orbit the fastest when at a point closest to Earth.
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All of the following are true about the inner planets, EXCEPT...
They are made of gas
They have impact craters
They are made of solid rock
They are closest to the sun
3
Which of these is a planetary satellite, meaning something that orbits a planet?
A meteor shower
The asteroid, Bennu
Mars's moon, Phobos
Neptune
4
What do the outer planets have in common?
They have are called terrestrial planets
They are made of rock
They are made of gas
They are very hot
5
Our solar system is ______ years old.
13.6 billion
4 thousand
4.5 billion
Infinity
6
It takes the Earth 24 hrs. to __ on its axis. This is the Earth's __.
spin ; rotation
spin ; revolution
orbit ; rotation
orbit ; revolution
7
This planet has a spot that is a giant red storm.
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
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Do you think aliens exist?
Yes, but we'll never find them
No
Yes, and they've visited Earth
Yes
9
The following is NOT TRUE about Terrestrial planets.
They are considered gas planets
They have impact craters
They are made of rock
They have higher density than Jovian planets
10
Which correctly describes the spacing of the solar system?
The spacing is equal between all planets.
Terrestrial are close together; Jovian are spread apart
Jovian are close to the sun; Terrestrial are spread apart.
Terrestrial are spread apart; Jovian are close together
11
Planets orbit around the sun. This is called the __model.
Milky Way
Geocentric
Solar System
Heliocentric
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The Jovian planets are mostly made of
rubber
gas
rock
metal
13
The formation of red rocks at _____ is similar to the formation of rocks on Mars.
Oak Creek Canyon
Karijini Gorge
Neither Karijini Gorge and Oak Creek Canyon
Both Karijini Gorge and Oak Creek Canyon
14
Kepler's Laws support the Heliocentric model of the solar system. What does this mean?
The sun is in the center of the universe.
The planets orbit the sun.
The planets orbit in a flat ellipse.
The Earth rotates around all planets.
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What is true about the eccentricity of these orbits?
Eccentricity increases as you move from red to purple.
Eccentricity decreases as you move from red to purple.
The eccentricity of red = 1
The eccentricity of all is the same.
16
Mercury's inclination of orbit is 7
o
00' and Venus' is 3
o
24'. What is true about these 2 planets?
Mercury and Venus orbit in different solar systems.
Venus' orbit is less tilted than Mercury's
Mercury and Venus orbit at similar inclinations
Mercury's orbit is less tilted than Venus'
17
As the mass of a planet increases, its gravitational force ____.
can increase or decrease
increases
decreases
remains the same
18
The Law of Harmonies states: As the average distance of a planet from the Sun increases, the __
faster it rotates on its axis.
slower it orbits the sun.
faster it orbits the sun.
slower it rotates on its axis.
19
T/F: Pluto has cleared its neighboring region of anything else; it is alone in its orbit
False
True
20
What 2 planets are called the "Sister" planets?
Mars and Mercury
Saturn and Uranus
Earth and Venus
Earth and Mars
21
The point where a planet is closest to the sun is __.
perihelion
major axis
aphelion
focal point
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The following is NOT TRUE about Jovian planets.
They are colder than the Terrestrial planets
They are closer to the sun
They are bigger than the Terrestrial planets
They are made of gas.
