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Chapter 3 The Solar System Part 2
Chapter 3 The Solar System Part 2
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The Solar System Outer Planets Comets, Asteroids & Meteoroids Life Beyond Earth
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How are the outer planets different from the inner planets?
Massive and gaseous
Massive and rocky
Small and gaseous
Small and rocky
2
A loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles that orbits the sun is a(n)
asteroid
meteor
comet
meteoroid
3
Scientists believe that Europa may have _____ beneath its icy surface that could support life.
liquid water
oxygen
heated plates
fossils
4
Which planet has a thick atmosphere composed mostly of hydrogen and helium?
Venus
Jupiter
Pluto
Mercury
5
A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth’s surface is a(n)
meteorite
comet
asteroid
meteor
6
Which of the following is
not
included scientists’ “Goldilocks conditions” for supporting life?
Liquid water
ice
favorable atmosphere
favorable temperatures
7
Which planet is/was considered a dwarf planet?
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
8
Which planet was suspected to have the conditions for life to once exist?
Mars
Jupiter
Earth
Pluto
9
Which of the four largest moons of Jupiter is the largest?
Europa
Io
Ganymede
Callisto
10
Meteoroids usually come from ______________ or asteroids.
other galaxies
space
comets
meteors
11
Which planet with the most magnificent rings of any planet?
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
12
Which planet rotates on its tilted axis 90 degrees from the vertical?
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
13
What is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
asteroid belt
Oort cloud
Earth
Kuiper belt
14
Life other than that on Earth is called what?
martians
aliens
humans
extraterrestrial
15
What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter?
moutain
hurricane
volcano
ocean
16
Which planet revolves around the sun only once every
248
Earth years?
Mars
Earth
Pluto
Saturn
17
Which planet is the largest and most massive?
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
18
A thin disk of small particles of ice and rock around a planet is a(n) ____.
asteroid
comet
meteor
ring
19
Clouds of gas and dust form a fuzzy outer layer on a comet called what?
nucleus
tail
coma
head
20
Which planet is blue/green due to the traces of methane in its atmosphere?
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Jupiter
21
Which planet is only planet whose average density is less than that of water?
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
22
Which of the following in
not
true about all the outer planets?
They have rings.
They have no atmospheres.
They have rocky surfaces.
They have moons.
23
A flash of light in the night sky produced when a meteoroid passes through the atmosphere is a
asteroid
comet
meteor
meteorite
24
The outer planets have all in common
except
for?
short years
rings
massive
gaseous
25
What makes Pluto a dwarf planet?
gaseous surface
very small and its orbit
rocky surface
too long of a year and its orbit
26
The outer planets are often called what?
inner planets
terrestrial planets
outer planets
gas giants
