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1
Mars is referred to as the red planet as a result of its high iron content and reddish appearance.
True
False
2
___________ was the first scientist to use a telescope to observe the sky.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Tycho Brahe
3
Many astronomers hypothesize that Saturn’s rings were formed from
debris left over from collisions of asteroids and other objects.
debris left over from the formation of Saturn and its moons.
asteroids attracted by Saturn’s gravitational pull.
debris that escaped from Jupiter’s gravitational pull.
4
Objects that collided and merged to form other various objects in the solar systems are called ______.
Retrogrades
Planetismals
Heliocentrics
Ellipses
5
Areas lacking in satellites because of proximity to the Sun.
Asteroid Belt
Kuiper Belt
Outer Planets
Inner Planets
6
In the early 1500s, __ formulated the heliocentric model of the solar system.
Tycho Brahe
Sir Isaac Newton
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
7
The high concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere of ________ inhibits infrared radiation from escaping.
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Mercury
8
Gas and dust from which stars and planets form ______.
Planetismals
Interstellar Cloud
Gravity
Jupiter
9
Low, warm, dark-colored, sinking clouds in Jupiter’s atmosphere are known as
belts.
rings.
the Great Red Spot.
zones.
10
Unit of measure that is the average distance between the Sun and Earth.
Eccentricity
Ellipse
Astronomical Unit
Semimajor Axis
11
Which best describes a planet’s retrograde motion?
Apparent Motion
Real Motion
Orbital Motion
Rotational Motion
12
The four inner planets of our solar system are called the _____________.
terrestrial planets.
meteorites.
gas giant planets.
interplanetary asteroids.
13
The closest planet to the Sun is
Mercury.
Venus.
Mars.
Earth.
14
The surface of Mercury is similar to the surface of
the Moon.
Venus.
Mars.
Earth.
15
Most asteroids are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt.
True
False
16
Neptune has a cloud-streaked atmosphere like Jupiter.
False
True
17
What is Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?
an atmospheric storm
a large moon
a surface ocean
an ice cap
