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TCS Earth Science: The Solar System
TCS Earth Science: The Solar System
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The planet with the most moons is...
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
2
The Sun maintains the orbits of planets due to its...
Gravitational Force
Rotational Force
Luminosity
Magnetism
3
Objects that orbit around the Sun do NOT include...
Dwarf Stars
Planets and Moons
Asteroids and Meteoroids
Comets
4
When was the Hubble Telescope launched?
1998
1990
1972
1957
5
A solar system is a system in space where objects orbit around a...
Planet
Nebula
Black Hole
Sun
6
Which Mars Rover is currently active on Mars?
Opportunity
Pathfinder
Spirit
Curiosity
7
The Great Red Spot is found on...
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Saturn
8
The inner and outer planets are often referred to as...
The Warm Planets and the Cool Giants
The Crater Planets and the Storm Giants
The Gas Planets and the Rocky Giants
The Rocky Planets and the Gas Giants
9
The only planet with liquid water is...
Earth
Saturn
Mars
Neptune
10
In our solar system, the terrestrial and jovian planets are separated by...
a meteoroid belt
a satellite belt
an ice belt
an asteroid belt
11
Venus is the only planet with retrograde rotation.
True
False
12
Which type of thermal energy involves particles flowing around within matter (like air currents)?
Reflection
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
13
The planet with the thinnest atmosphere is...
Venus
Mercury
Neptune
Jupiter
14
Who was the first person in space?
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
15
When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere, it is officially known as ...
a meteor
a wishing star
a shooting star
a meteorite
16
A space object made of dust, rock, and ice which sometimes has a tail is called ...
a comet
a meteoroid
a satellite moon
an asteroid
17
Mars has seasons, like Earth.
False
True
18
How many dwarf planets are in our solar system?
3
4
2
5
19
The planet with sulfuric acid clouds is...
Jupiter
Uranus
Mars
Venus
20
Most dwarf planets are located...
in the asteroid belt
near the Jovian planets
in the Oort cloud
in the Kuiper belt
21
The Sun takes up what percentage of our solar system's mass?
89.9%
99.8%
90.8%
98.9%
22
When was the first image of a black hole obtained?
1998
2012
1990
2019
23
Which of the following is not a layer of the sun?
radiative zone
photosphere
thermosphere
corona
24
Dwarf planets are similar to regular planets except...
they do not have enough mass to meet the requirement
they cannot clear objects from their orbital field
they do not rotate
they are oval
25
Which outer planet rotates on its side at an almost 90 degree angle?
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
26
How many planets are in our solar system?
9
8
11
12
27
Mercury is the only terrestrial planet without moons.
False
True
28
Which inner planet does NOT have volcanoes?
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Venus
29
Which of the following is not a type of radiation emitted by the Sun?
ultraviolet
conductive
infrared
visible
30
Who discovered that planets have elliptical orbits?
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Robert Goddard
Tycho Brahe
