ESS Fall Semester Exam Review: Solar System

Where did the moon come from?

Which of these characteristics is NOT common to the outer planets?

Which of the 8 planets is the hottest?

According to physics, which of the following planets would have the slowest orbital speed?

Which planet has atmosphere composed mostly of Carbon Dioxide, giving it a runaway GH effect?

Inner planets are also known as ___________________ planets

Which of these is a sphere of material that is left over from the accretion disc?

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Pluto is not a planet?

Which of the following planets does not have rings?

99% of all matter that used to be in the accretion disc is now in the ___________

Which planet has the fastest rotational speed, despite it's large size?

A clump of matter that has accreted but not yet become molten and spherical is called a:

At what part of planet do moons usually orbit?

How old is the Sun?  All the planets?   The whole Solar System?

Which of the planets has a density so low that it would float?

What is the largest moon in our solar system? (bigger than Mercury or Pluto!)

Which planet has a day that is longer than it's year?

Comets are balls of ice, frozen gas, dust and rock that originate in _________________

The outer, or Jovian, planets are composed of the light gasses ___________________.

What is the correct order for the 4 inner planets?

Which of the 8 planets has a surface that looks similar to the Moon?

A huge, rotating cloud of dust and gas that forms a solar system is a:

What is the correct order for the 4 outer planets?

Which planet has a greater mass than all other planets and moons combined?

Outer planets are also known as ________________ planets