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Solar System Test - 2022
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Another name for the outer planets is the ___________.
Gas Giants
Far Far Away Planets
Large Planets
2
Space and all the matter and energy in it
False
True
3
has clouds of sulfuric acid, hottest planet, called Earth's sister planet
Mercury
Uranus
Venus
Jupiter
4
The four outer planets are Jupiter, Uranus, _______ and __________.
Saturn and Neptune
Mars and Saturn
Earth and Neptune
5
The time it takes an object to complete on rotation is its
period of rotation
period of revolution
6
Terrestrial planets is another name for the Inner Planets.
True
False
7
Earth and its solar system are part of which of the following galaxies?
Black Eye
Milky Way
Cartwheel
Andromeda
8
What unit do scientists use to measure the stars and distant galaxies
centimeters
kilometers
light years
astronomical units
9
The four inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and _________.
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
10
The inner planets have a _________ outer layer.
solid
liquid
gas
11
What do the planets in our solar system orbit around?
Sun
Stars
Moon
12
What is the only inner planet that does not have an atmosphere?
Venus
Mars
Earth
Mercury
13
largest planet, contains The Great Red Spot
Uranus
Venus
Mercury
Jupiter
14
Big Bang Theory says all the matter and energy was once compressed then expanded.
True
False
15
red color, named after Roman God of War, has largest volcano in solar system
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
16
lies on side and rolls like a ball, hazy atmosphere, contains methane ice crystals
Uranus
Venus
Mercury
Jupiter
17
The force of gravitational attraction between the Sun and Venus could be increased by reducing which of the following?
The mass of the Sun and Venus
The distance between the Sun and Venus
The speed of the orbit of Venus
The period of rotation of the Sun
18
_____ is the only inner planet that has water in a solid, liquid and gas state.
Mars
Mercury
Earth
Venus
19
The average distance from Earth the Sun is measured in astronomical units.
False
True
20
Which characteristic would be the most difficult to build in a scale model?
The distances between the objects
The relative sizes of the objects
The composition of the objects
The colors of the objects
21
What is the name of our Cluster?
Little Dipper
The Local Group
Milky Way
Virgo
22
has a giant ring system made up of dust, rocks, and ice
Neptune
Mars
Saturn
23
The orbit of the objects in the solar system are the direct result of which of the following features of the Sun?
Its chemical composition
Its brightness
It's magnetic field
Its gravitational pull
24
intense blue color, has two large storm clouds
Neptune
Mars
Saturn
25
What is the name of our Supercluster?
Little Dipper
The Local Group
Milky Way
Virgo
26
Objects that orbit the Sun include planets, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets.
True
False
27
Mercury is the smallest inner planet.
False
True
28
An object having more mass means there is more gravitational pull.
False
True
29
has most extreme temperatures, no moons, many impact craters
Venus
Uranus
Mercury
Jupiter
30
What is the arrangement of the universe, beginning with Earth and moving outward?
Earth, supercluster, galaxy, universe
Earth, solar system, galaxy, cluster, supercluster, universe
Earth, galaxy, cluster, universe
Earth, universe, cluster, galaxy, solar system
31
The time it takes an object to travel once around the Sun is its
period of rotation
period of revolution
32
_________ is the largest object in our solar system?
Comets
Asteroids
The Sun
33
largest planet, contains The Great Red Spot
Mercury
Uranus
Jupiter
Venus
34
Saturn is mostly made of hydrogen and helium. Its rings are primarily ___________.
metal particles
rock particles
Ice particles
