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Ch 22 Our Solar System
Ch 22 Our Solar System
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1
The atmosphere of Venus is composed primarily of
hydrogen
carbon dioxide
oxygen
water vapor
2
How many satellites does Mars have
5
2
0
1
3
Which of Jupiter's moons is volcanically active
Ganymede
Europa
Io
Callisto
4
the Jovian planets contain a large percentage of the gases
oxygen and nitrogen
nitrogen and argon
hydrogen and oxygen
hydrogen and helium
5
Which of the following is NOT a Jovian Planet
Saturn
Earth
Jupiter
Neptune
6
Which is currently responsible for shaping Mars' surface
wind
tectonics
volcanoes
water
7
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Jovian planets
composed mainly of gases and ices
thin atmospheres
located beyond the orbit of Mars
large size
8
which planet has a cratered surface similar to Earth's moon
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
Venus
9
Which planet is second only to the moon in brilliance in the night sky
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
10
The planet with the greatest temperature extremes is
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Venus
11
Which planet shows evidence of water erosion
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Venus
12
Which is NOT considered part of the solar system
galaxies
terrestrial planets
jovian planets
sun
13
Which is proportionally more abundant on terrestrial planets than on Jovian planets
methane
Hydrogen
silicate minerals
ammonia ice
14
Which planet has a dense carbon dioxide atmosphere and high surface temperatures
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Earth
15
Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
16
What is one of the biggest differences between Terrestrial and Jovian planets?
length of day
color
orbital velocity
size
17
Which of the following planets does NOT have rings
Mars
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
18
the formation of the solar system from a huge cloud of dust and gasses is called the
nebular theory
protoplanet theory
solar theory
planetesimal theory
19
Mons Olympus, a volcano the size of Ohio, is found on
Saturn
Earth
Mars
Mercury
20
One of the planets known to have rings is
Venus
Pluto
Uranus
Mars