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Chapter 3 Review: Our Solar System
Inner planets are
Inner planets are rocky, hard, terrestrial planets
Chapter 3 Review: Our Solar System
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Inner planets are rocky, hard, terrestrial planets
False
True
2
Inner planets are
farther away from the sun
closer to the sun
3
The outer planets all have moons
True
False
4
Celestial bodies smaller than planets include:
meteors
asteroids
all of the above
comets
5
The sun is the only _______ in our solar system.
comet
dwarf planet
star
planet
6
The sun produces its energy from nuclear fusion
True
False
7
Jupiter
can support human life
has no atmosphere
is a terrestrial (rocky) planet
is the largest planet
8
Uranus
has no atmosphere
is a terrestrial (rocky) planet
is the largest planet
rotates on its side
9
Our universe is really heliocentric which means...
The Earth is the center of our solar system
The sun is the center of our solar system
The moon is the center of our solar system
10
Earth's revolution around the Sun causes
the seasons
Day and night
equinox
solstice
11
Earth's rotation on its axis causes
solstice
equinox
the seasons
Day and night
12
Venus
is the hottest planet
can support human life
has 70% liquid water
has no atmosphere
13
Mercury
is a gas giant
has 70% liquid water
has no atmosphere
can support human life
14
The ancient Greeks believed the universe was a ___________ model.
geocentric
heliocentric
15
The gas giants are smaller than the terrestrial planets
False
True
