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The Planets
The Planets
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Description of inner and outer planets along with other stuff in the solar system.
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1
How much of the Earth is covered with water?
35%
50%
90%
75%
2
Saturn is the 2nd largest planet and has ______ density.
the highest
no
solid
the lowest
3
The asteroid belt can be found between ____ and _______.
Mars and Jupiter
Saturn and Uranus
Jupiter and Saturn
Earth and Mars
4
The goal of Thanksgiving is to ___
remember the past
cook a turkey
hang out with family and friends
stuff yourself
5
What 4 planets make up the terrestrial planets?
Jupiter, Mars, Earth and Saturn
Neptune, Mercury, Venus and Mars
Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
6
Sunspots are caused by ____
Slowing of the convective zone
The photosphere's rotation
Solar flares
More fusion of hydrogen
7
There are ____ planets in our solar system.
4
9
8
5
8
Solar winds carry gas across space which collides with electrically charged particles to create
aurora's
a magnetosphere
prominences
more solar winds
9
Mercury is about __ the size of Earth.
3/4
1/4
1/3
1/2
10
Jupiter has a giant red spot that is a ________.
black hole
hurricane like storm
giant volcano
just a giant red spot
11
Uranus' axis is at a ____ degree tilt.
23
9
97
3
12
Venus is ______ star in our sky.
the dimmest
the brightest
not very bright at all
a not so dim, but not so bright
13
Mars has many volcanoes, the largest one is called .....
Olympus Mons
Whitney Mons
Everest Mons
Fuji Mons
14
The asteroid belt is approximately _______ km from the sun.
300,000,000-600,000,000
142,000,000-177,000,000
4,498,000,000-6,347,000,000
35,000,000-55,000,000
15
Neptune's largest satellite is ..........
Poseidon
Zeus
Triton
Venus
16
The 4 outer planets have similar atmospheres
False
True
17
The Earth's diameter is ____
35,457 kilometers
22,972 kilometers
75,547 kilometers
12,756 kilometers
18
Icy bodies may be found in the _______ ____ located in our outer solar system.
NASA space cloud
Asteroid belt
Kuiper belt
Oort cloud
19
Earth is the only planet in our solar system that can do this..
breathe
sustain life
orbit the sun
feel energy from the sun
20
The 4 planets closest to the sun are known as "rocky planets" or __________ _______.
gaseous planets
hard planets
less dense planets
terrestrial planets
