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Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system. This is due to the fact that:
Venus has soil made of iron oxide
Venus has a runaway greenhouse effect
Venus is closest to the sun
Venus has an atmosphere made of helium
2
Asteroids are usually found where in the solar system?
Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Among the orbits of the Terrestrial Planets
Between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn
Beyond the orbit of Neptune
3
The composition of asteroids is most like
the Jovian Planets
the Sun
the Terrestrial Planets
Comets
4
What is the name given to Jupiter’s four largest moons?
The Galilean moons
The Kepler moons
The icy moons
The Jovian moons
5
Which of the following is a characteristic that both Uranus and Neptune have?
they are both inner planets
they both have methane in their atmosphere, making them blue
they are both covered with craters
they are both made up mainly of rock
6
Why are many craters still visible on planets and moons that are millions of years old?
The gravitational pull of these objects are weak
There is no animal life on these objects
These objects are very hard
These objects have no atmospheres and no weathering
7
As the solar system formed, the heavier material made the ____________.
inner planets
outer planets
stars
sun
8
Which planet has the most severe seasonal variations because of the extreme tilt of its axis?
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Uranus
9
Which of the following statements is true?
The inner planets all rotate at about the same speed
The inner planets have very short days, but very long years
The outer planets have short days, but very long years
The closer the planet is to the sun, the faster it rotates
10
Meteor showers are:
caused by the Earth passing by an asteroid
impacts from asteroids leaving behind craters
the fragments of an old comet burning up in the atmosphere
stars that shoot into our atmosphere
11
Which planet by itself contains the majority of mass of all the planets?
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Earth
12
What are the inner planets, in order, from the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth
13
Which of the following is NOT a reason that Venus is considered to be Earth’s twin?
Venus and Earth are both outer planets
Venus and Earth both have a greenhouse effect
Venus and Earth are about the same size
Venus and Earth have about the same mass
14
Which of the following have never hit the earth?
Comets
Meteoroids
None of the above
Asteroids
15
Due to Earth's position in the solar system, life has flourished due to the presence of:
helium
salt
volcanoes
liquid water
16
Using the diagram below, which direction does a comets tail always point?
Opposite of the comets directional path
towards the Sun
towards the Earth
Away from the Sun
17
In terms of composition:
all planets have similar compositions
the terrestrials are more like the Sun than the Jovian
the jovians are more like the Sun than the terrestrials
the jovians are made only of ice
18
The area beyond the Kuiper Belt where most comets come from is called the ____.
Terrestrial Planets
Oort Cloud
Asteroid Belt
Jovian Planets
19
Why does Neptune have the longest revolution?
It has a thick atmosphere
It is the largest planet
It has more energy
It is furthest from the sun
20
In the diagram below, what planets are shown
The Terrestrial Planets
The Inner Planets
All of the Above
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
21
Which of the following is NOT considered to be solar system debris?
Asteroids
Comets
Ring around the Jovian Planets
Meteoroids
22
What planet is pictured below?
Uranus
Mercury
Saturn
Jupiter
23
As a nebula cloud starts to collapse
all of the above
the rotation speeds up
it heats ups
it flattens into a disk
24
Pluto is no longer considered a planet because
It does not orbit the Sun
It is not spherical
all of the above
it has not cleared its orbit of debris
25
Which of the following have icy compositions?
Venus
Asteroids
Meteoroids
Comets
26
As you get further away from a protostar in a nebula, the temperature _________.
increases because of the friction of the jovian planets
increases because this is where more gas is found
remains the same because everything comes fromthe same cloud
decreases because you are further away from the heat source
27
Which planet has the fastest rotation?
Mercury
Neptune
Earth
Jupiter
28
Which planet is best known for its icy rings?
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
29
Saturn differs from the terrestrial planets in that it:
is close to the sun
has plants and animals
is made up mainly of gas
has water in all three states
30
The solar system formed from a swirling cloud of gas and dust called a _________.
nebula
globular
comet
star
31
Which planet has the fastest revolution?
Jupiter
Neptune
Earth
Mercury
32
How did the Jovian planets get large atmospheres?
From volcanic gases
By capturing energy from the sun and converting it into gas
By having life convert other matter into gas
By capturing gases with their gravity
33
Valles Marineris and Olympus Mons are found on:
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Mars
34
Which of the following is
not
true of the Jovian planets?
they are less dense than the terrestrial planets
they have a considerable number of moons
they are large and gaseous
they are closer to the sun than the terrestrial planets
35
A shooting star passing through our atmosphere is actually a ___.
comet
meteor
asteroid
solar flare
36
The theory that describes the formation of our solar system is
The Big Crunch Theory
The Solar Nebula Theory
The Big Bang Theory
The Capture Theory
37
Based on the orbits below, which body behaves the least like the others?
Uranus
Pluto
Venus
Mercury
38
What are the outer planets, in order, from the Sun?
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter
Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
39
The Earth’s composition is much different than Jupiter’s because
the two planets formed in different places.
Jupiter’s gravitational pull is much stronger.
the Earth has evidence of life.
Earth used to be like Jupiter but the gases have burned away
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Mars is called the red planet because it:
is made up of methane
is closest to the sun
has rocky soil made up of iron oxide
has a very thin atmosphere
