The outer planets (in order) are:

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

The Heliocentric Model is the belief that:

The planets rotate around the Sun

The Geocentric Model is

The belief that the planets rotate around the Earth

What statement is true of all the outer planets?

They have liquid and gas around solid cores

What do Pluto, Ceres, and Eris have in common?

They are spherical masses that orbit a star

Which statement is true of the orbits of all the planets in our solar system?

elliptical and move at different speeds

An astronomical unit is the average distance from ____ to _____

Sun to Earth, Earth to the planet

What statement is true of comets?

Their particles are held together by gravity

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1
This happens inside the sun and produces an enormous amount of energy
Sublimation
Greenhouse Effect
Gravity
Nuclear Fusion
2
The outer planets (in order) are:
Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn
Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune
3
The rocky inner planets are called the _______ planets
solar system
Gas Giant
Terrestrial
small
4
What planet has at least 63 moons?
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
5
The Heliocentric Model is the belief that:
The planets rotate around the Earth
The planets rotate around the Sun
The orbit is circular
The planets are free floating
6
How many moons does Mercury have?
2
0
1
3
7
When an object crashes into Earth it creates a(n)
meteorite
fire
earthquake
impact crater
8
Do all Gas Giants have rings?
no
yes
9
Which planets' atmosphere is made of hydrogen, helium, and methane?
Uranus and Neptune
Neptune and Jupiter
Jupiter and Saturn
Venus and Mars
10
What supports life on Earth?
Water
All of the above
Protective Atmosphere
Moderate Temperature Range
11
The Geocentric Model is
The belief that the planets rotate around the Sun
The belief that the Earth is flat
The belief that the planets rotate around the Earth
The belief that the planets are free floating
12
Largest planet
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
13
Why is Mercury's surface temperature lower than Venus'?
Venus is closer to the Sun than Mercury
Mercury's orbit is nearly circular
Mercury has no atmosphere
Venus has a longer rotational period
14
Planet farthest from the sun
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
15
Who was sentenced to house arrest for heresy regarding his beliefs?
Shakespeare
Copernicus
Galileo
Kepler
16
Smallest planet
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Venus
17
Least dense planet
Saturn
Earth
Neptune
Mercury
18
Who was the first to propose that the planets revolve around the Sun
Copernicus
Kepler
Shakespeare
Galileo
19
The inner planets (in order) are:
Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth
Mercury, Jupiter, Earth, Venus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mercury, Mars, Earth, Jupiter
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Only planet with large bodies of water
Neptune
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
21
Red color due to iron oxide
Uranus
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
22
The time it takes an object to complete its spin on its axis
Period of rotation
Period of gravitational pull
Period of revolution
Period of ellisis
23
Time it takes an object to travel once around the sun
Period of Gravitational Pull
Period of Revolution
Period of Ellipsis
Period of Rotation
24
Where is the asteroid belt?
Between Neptune and Pluto
Between Venus and Jupiter
Between Jupiter and Saturn
Between Mars and Jupiter
25
Do terrestrial planets have rings
no
yes
26
What statement is true of all the outer planets?
They have liquid and gas around solid cores
They have at least several dozen moons
They are the same distance from the Sun
They are further from the Sun than pluto
27
How many moons does Mars have?
12
4
1
2
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Which planets' atmosphere is made of hydrogen and helium?
Jupiter and Saturn
Uranus and Neptune
Neptune and Jupiter
Venus and Mars
29
Rotates on its side due to extreme tilt
Uranus
Neptune
Earth
Mars
30
The greenhouse effect...
All of the above
Only works if a planet has an atmosphere
Increases a planet's surface temperature
Greenhouse gases trap thermal energy
31
What do Pluto, Ceres, and Eris have in common?
They are spherical masses that orbit a star
They are major planets that orbit beyond Neptune
They are comets in the Kuiper belt
They are rocky bodies in the asteroid belt
32
Hottest Planet
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth
33
Which statement is true of the orbits of all the planets in our solar system?
circular and move at constant speed
elliptical and move at constant speed
elliptical and move at different speeds
Circular and move at different speeds
34
An astronomical unit is the average distance from ____ to _____
Sun to Earth
Earth to the planet
Sun to the planet
35
The outer planets are composed largely of ______ gas
Helium
Methane
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen
36
What statement is true of comets?
Their nuclei are nearly the same size as their tails
Their particles are held together by gravity
They form tails when they are far from the Sun
They orbit the Sun in circular orbits
37
Which planets' atmosphere is made of carbon dioxide?
Neptune and Uranus
Venus and Mars
Venus and Jupiter
Mars and Uranus
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____ are streaks of light formed by meteoroids traveling through Earth's atmosphere.
comets
shooting stars
meteors
meteorites

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