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Solar System Review
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This Quiz quiz covers the material in the Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Astronomy module.
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1
Which of the inner planets does NOT show evidence of volcanic activity?
All of the inner planets have volcanoes.
Venus
Mars
Mercury
2
What is the name of the layer labelled "B" in this diagram of Earth?
crust
outer core
inner core
mantle
3
Saturn's rings are made up mostly of
ice and water vapor.
volcanic dust particles.
nitrogen and helium.
chunks of ice and rock.
4
Venus and Earth are much alike in terms of...
their direction of rotation.
their size and density.
their atmospheres.
their rates of rotation.
5
What layer are you looking at when you look at an image of the sun?
corona
prominence
photosphere
chromosphere
6
Mercury has virtually no atmosphere because...
its gravity is too weak to hold gas molecules to the surface
temperature close to the Sun makes the gas atoms move fast.
all of the above.
the solar wind is strong and blows the gas particles away.
7
Scientists have discovered life forms on Earth exist...
in a very wide range of conditions.
only on the surface.
in a very narrow range of conditions.
in moist or humid habitats only.
8
In a heliocentric system, Earth revolves around...
the sun.
Mars.
None of the above.
the moon.
9
The heliocentric system gained support when Galileo observed that...
most of the smaller planets are closer to the sun.
one side of the moon always faces Earth.
Venus goes through phases similar to those of Earth's moon.
the orbit of each planet is an ellipse.
10
Although they are very small, Mars does have two moons called ...
Titan and Veronicus.
Europa and Ganymede.
Phobos and Deimos.
Caspar and Pollux.
11
What do the first four outer planets have in common?
They're the same size as Earth and made mainly of iron.
They're much larger than Earth & are mainly hydrogen/helium.
They're the same size as Earth & are mainly hydrogen/helium.
They're much larger than Earth and made mainly of iron.
12
Aside from Earth, which inner planet once had liquid water on its surface?
Europa.
Mars.
Venus.
Mercury.
13
What do all of the inner planets have in common?
They all have many moons.
They all have rings.
They all have abundant liquid water.
They are all small and have rocky surfaces.
14
How does the sun produce energy?
The sun burns fuels such as oil.
The sun attracts energy with the force of gravity.
It uses nuclear fission.
It uses nuclear fusion.
15
Mars is called "The Red Planet" because ...
Earth is the "Blue Planet" and Venus is the "Yellow Planet".
named after Mars, the God of War, it symbolizes blood of war
iron-rich rocks on its surface create a rusty colored dust.
the argon that's in its atmosphere glows red in the sunlight
16
Which is the smallest terrestrial planet?
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
17
The fact that each planet's orbit is an ellipse was discovered by...
Brahe.
Kepler.
Galileo.
Copernicus.
18
Copernicus explained that...
the sun is at the center of the system of planets.
the geocentric system is correct.
the sun and the planets revolve around Earth.
there are only six planets.
19
One of the conditions required for life on Earth is...
alternating day and night cycles.
liquid water.
polar ice caps.
extreme temperatures.
20
The hypothesis that Mars may have had the conditions needed to support life is based partly on
its similar size and temperature range to Earth.
the system of canals seen by Schiaparelli.
its thick, oxygen-rich atmosphere.
evidence that liquid water was once present.
21
The asteroid belt is located...
between Earth and Mars.
between Mars and Jupiter.
between Saturn and Uranus.
between Jupiter and Saturn.
22
What is distinctive about Jupiter?
It is smaller and denser than the other outer planets.
It is the largest and most massive planet.
Its axis of rotation is tilted 90 degrees.
It has a rocky crust.
