Mr. Boomer's Really Hard Solar System Quiz

Question 1

22. Where do meteoroids come from?

Accepted Answer

Comets and asteroids.

Question 2

9. Because Jupiter&#x27;s interior is very hot, ___________.

Accepted Answer

it radiates more energy than it receives

Question 3

6. Earth completes one ________________________ each year

Accepted Answer

Revolution

Question 4

10. Which of the following planets is the least dense?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 5

24. Which space rock is primarily made of ice?

Accepted Answer

A comet.

Question 6

19. Which of the following is the largest rock?

Accepted Answer

An asteroid.

Question 7

12. The matter at the center of the solar nebula became the __________.

Accepted Answer

Sun

Question 8

5. Natural or artificial bodies that orbit larger celestial bodies such as planets are called ________.

Accepted Answer

satellites

Question 9

2. The rotation of a planet that spins in a clockwise direction when viewed from its north pole is called _________.

Accepted Answer

retrograde

Question 10

17. What happens during a total solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

The Moon completely covers the Sun.

Question 11

25. What is the cloudy "tail" of a comet called?

Accepted Answer

A coma.

Question 12

18. What is a small, rocky body that revolves around anything called?

Accepted Answer

A natural satellite.

Question 13

15. What process gives the sun its energy?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear fusion.

Question 14

26. What is the present theory about the birth of Earth&#x27;s Moon?

Accepted Answer

A Mars-sized body struck Earth.

Question 15

20. What is a space rock that has collided with the Earth called?

Accepted Answer

A meteorite.

Question 16

14. Which of the following describes a nebula?

Accepted Answer

A cloud in space.

Question 17

11. Why is the planet Uranus considered a gas giant?

Accepted Answer

Because it has a deep, massive atmosphere.

Question 18

4. The rotation of a planet that spins in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from its north pole is called ______.

Accepted Answer

prograde

Question 19

7. The inner planets are called terrestrial planets because ____________

Accepted Answer

they are very dense and rocky

Question 20

1. The cloud of gas and dust that formed the solar system is called the _______.

Accepted Answer

Solar Nebula

Question 21

3. The average distance between the Sun and the Earth is called a(n) ______________.

Accepted Answer

Astronomical Unit

Question 22

13. Many scientists think that comets originate in the ____________.

Accepted Answer

Oort Cloud, Kuiper Belt

Question 23

8. What causes a high surface temperature on Venus?

Accepted Answer

The density of its atmosphere.

Question 24

21. What is a space rock that has entered the Earth&#x27;s atmosphere called?

Accepted Answer

A meteor.

Mr. Boomer's Really Hard Solar System Quiz

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Mr. Boomer's Really Hard Solar System Quiz

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