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Chapter 4 Earth Science
Chapter 4 Earth Science
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16. The sun is mostly _______ 81P2
Helium and Hydrogen
Helium and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Nitrogen
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17. The solar system is held together by _______80P2
Mass
Gases
The Sun
Gravity
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9. A(n) _________ is made of ice, rock, frozen gases, and dust. 101
Star
Comet
Moon
Asteroid
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15. What feature/s do the outer planets share? 92P1
They are made up of mostly frozen gas and liquid.
They are close to the sun
They have rings and thick cloudy atmospheres
They have no moons
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10. Another name for a natural satellite is a(n)_______ 78
Asteroid
Planet
Comet
Moon
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1. The planets, moons, and sun are part of the_______ 79P2
Asteroid
Solar System
Atmosphere
Greenhouse Effect
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12c. Identify the outer planets CS103
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
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3. The gases around a planet make up its _________ 82
Sunspot
Greenhouse Effect
Atmosphere
Moon
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11. A rocky object smaller than a planet is called a(n) ________ 100
Sunspot
Moon
Atmosphere
Asteroid
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18. The moon shines in the sky because ________ 78P2
The moon is a close star
The moon produces its own light
The moon is very hot
The sun lights up part of the moon
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12a. Identify the star *Ch Summary (CS) 103
Venus
Mars
The Sun
Saturn
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20. One of Jupiter's moons is as big as Mercury; so why is it a moon and not a planet? 78
The book is wrong, Mercury is not a planet
Mercury does not orbit anything, so it is a planet
Planets orbit the sun, not another planet
It is a moon because it orbits a planet
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19. What is the difference between a star and a planet? 78
Stars are made entirely of liquid water
A planet produces its own light and a star does not
A star is made up of hot gases and makes its own light
Most stars are very cold
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12d. Identify the dwarf planet. 96P2
Mars
Jupiter
Pluto
Neptune
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4. A dark area that appears on the sun is called a(n) ________ 82
Moon
Meteor
Asteroid
Sunspot
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6. The __________ is between Mars and Jupiter. 100
Asteroid
Asteroid Belt
Star
Comet
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14. What makes Earth unique compared to other planets? 88P3 (3 things)
Earth is a planet
Earth has liquid water
Earth can support life
Earth has a mild surface temperature
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7. A(n) ___________is a large object that orbits a star. 78
Planet
Moon
Solar System
Meteor
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12b. Identify the inner planets CS103
Neptune
Jupiter
Mercury
Earth
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2. The sun is the _______ that the planets orbit. 79P2
Comet
Meteor
Star
Moon
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5. Venus has a hot surface temperature because of the ______________ 88P1
Greenhouse Effect
Planet
Solar System
Moon
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13. Name objects that make up the solar system. Headers (in blue) 78, 100, 101
Moons
Comets
Planets
Asteroids
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8. A shooting star is a(n) _____________ 100P4
Moon
Meteor
Asteroid
Planet