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Ch 12 solar system
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Which of the choices below list the least dense and the most dense planets in order?
Jupiter Earth
Saturn - Mars
Saturn Earth
Jupiter Mars
2
Which planet has the most and brightest rings?
Saturn
Earth
Uranus
Jupiter
3
Earth is unique among the planets because of
its rocky surface
its large size
its oceans of water
4
Pieces of rock that strike Earth's surface are called
Meteors
Comets
Meteorites
Meteoroids
5
which planet has the greatest range of temperatures?
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth
6
Besides Earth, which inner planet shows evidence of water?
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Pluto
7
Most asteroids stay within
Jupiter's orbit
Mar's orbit
Asteroid Belt
Earth's orbit
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I am blue
Neptune
Uranus
Mars
Venus
9
Pieces of rock that come from either an asteroid or comet and are chunks of rock and dust
Comets
Meteorites
Meteors
Meteoroids
10
which planet has a day that is longer than its year
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Neptune
11
The largest known volcano in the solar system is found on
Venus
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
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True or false All planets have rings
false
true
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Which planet has a stormy spot on its surface
neptune
saturn
jupiter
uranus
14
The solid portion of a comet is called its
coma
tail
nucleus
core
15
which planet is tilted on its side
neptune
jupiter
uranus
saturn
16
which planet has rings
jupiter
saturn
uranus
neptune
17
I am a dwarf planet
Venus
Ceres
Pluto
Mercury
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Which planet is the most massive
uranus
saturn
jupiter
neptune
19
A comet's tail
only appears when the comet gets closer to the sun
always points away from the Sum
a
a and c
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A comet's orbit is always
narrow and elliptical
both b and c
narrow and circular
from the Oort Cloud and then around the su
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Pieces of rock that enter Earth's atmosphere are called
Meteors
Meteorites
Meteoroids
Comets
22
Which planet is the least dense
saturn
neptune
uranus
jupiter