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Solar System Unit 2 Lessons 4-6
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Terrestrial planets, gas giants, small objects, solar system
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1
In the song
Twelve Days of Christmas
, what is given on the 7th day?
7 swans a-smimming
7 maids a-milking
7 lords a-leaping
7 geese a-laying
2
Why do the speeds of comets increase as they near the sun?
The sun's gravitational pull.
The comet is losing layers, becoming lighter & moving faster
The sun's photons speed up the comet.
he comets gravitational pull.
3
A dwarf planet that orbits outside the orbit of Neptune.
Asteroid
Dwarf Planet
Meteoroid
Plutoid
4
Which of the following is the primary reason Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Green house effect. Mostly CO2 in the atmosphere.
Heat comes from inside (the core) the planet.
Close to the sun. So it's HOT!
Reflects sunlight back into space. So it is very cold.
5
How do the temperatures on Neptune compare to Earth’s temperatures?
Slightly warmer.
Much colder.
Slightly colder.
Much hotter.
6
What is a gas giant?
A planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere.
A rock from space that reaches Earth’s surface.
A cloud in space made of gas and dust.
A large, red supergiant star.
7
What Christmas carol does the Peanuts gang sing at the end of “A Charlie Brown Christmas?”
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Silver Bells
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
8
Study the features of this diagram. Which of these objects is pictured in the diagram?
A meteor.
An asteroid.
A comet.
A meteorite.
9
What year did "A Charlie Brown Christmas" come out?
1985
1975
1995
1965
10
Which of the following is a list of the gas giant planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Earth, Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn
Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus
Earth, Mars, Mercury, and Venus
11
Hermey from
Rudolph the Red
-
Nosed Reindeer
wants to be what instead of an elf?
Doctor
Debt Collector
Dairy Farmer
Dentist
12
Name the two reindeer who's names start with 'c'.
Cutie and Comet
Comet and Cupid
Ceres and Cutie
Cupid and Ceres
13
Which planet has a density that is less than that of water?
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
14
A large planet that has a deep, massive gaseous atmosphere.
Plutoid
Dwarf Planet
Terrestrial Planet
Gas Giant
15
What is Charlie Brown's catchphrase?
"not my problem"
"oh well"
"good grief"
"bummer dude"
16
Which gas giant is labeled planet 1?
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
17
Which terrestrial planets have moons and how many moons do they have?
Mercury and Venus(no moons)Earth (one moon)Mars(three moons)
Mercury and Venus (no moons)Earth (one moon)Mars (two moons)
Mercury and Venus(no moons)Earth (two moons)Mars(two moons)
Mercury, Venus, and Earth(one moon each) and Mars(two moons)
18
Which of the comets in the table most likely originated in the Oort Cloud? *
Borrelly and Hyakutake.
Halley and Hale-Bopp.
Halley and Borrelly.
Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake.
19
Which of the following consists mostly of small bodies of ice located just beyond Neptune's orbit
The Oort cloud.
The Kuiper belt.
The asteroid belt.
A meteor shower.
20
Which comet is in the closest orbit to the sun?
Zigler
Schier
Rasmussen
Brant
21
In what country was Christmas once illegal?
Russia
France
England
China
22
How does atmospheric pressure appear to relate to surface temperatures on these planets?
Least temperature variation for planets with higher pressure
Least temperature variation for planets with lower pressure
Most temperature variation for planets with higher pressure.
No temperature variation for planet(s) with lower pressure
23
What is the most spoken language in the world?
Old English
English
Spanish
Chinese
24
A disk of matter that circles a planet and consists of numerous particles in orbit.
Kuiper Belt
Planetary Disk
Asteroid Belt
Rings
25
What is Mr. Cardo's favorite instrument to play?
Ukulele
Guitar
Piano
Drums
26
In
Home Alone
, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
L.A.
England
N.Y.C.
Paris
27
What is the order of the distances of the terrestrial planets, from farthest to closest?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
28
Pluto is a dwarf planet.
True
False
29
Where does the tradition of Christmas trees originate from?
Scotland
Denmark
England
Germany
30
What is Charlie Brown's complaint about Christmas?
It is too much about Santa.
It is not about Christ.
It's more than just presents.
It is too commercialized.
31
How old is Mr. Cardo?
35
45
25
100 in "cool" years.
32
Which planet is tilted on it's side as it orbits the sun.
Jupiter
Earth
Uranus
Neptune
33
What is the glowing tail that results when a meteoroid burns up in the Earth's atmosphere?
Meteoroid
Shooting Star
Meteor
Meteorite
34
How many brothers and sisters does Snoopy have?
8
5
7
6
35
What color are Mr. Cardo's eyeballs?
Blue
Green
Hazel
Brown
36
Where is the Kuiper belt located?
Between the orbits of Neptune and Jupiter.
Outside the orbit of Neptune.
Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars.
Between the orbits of Earth and Mars.
37
Who is Charlie Brown's sister?
Lucy
Peppermint Patty
Sally
Marcie
38
Most of these objects in space are located between of orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Comets
Meteorites
Shooting Star.
Asteroids
39
Why spacecraft have not been sent deep within Jupiter to explore the planet?
Jupiter has too rapid a period of rotation.
Jupiter's atmospheric pressure is much greater than Earth
Jupiter is too far from Earth.
Jupiter is much denser than Earth.
40
In California, it is illegal to eat oranges while doing what?
Using a Computer
Gardening
Bathing
Driving
41
Which term defines a small, irregularly shaped body made of rock that orbits the sun?
A meteorite.
A meteor.
Comet.
An asteroid.
42
Which planet has the highest surface temperatures in the solar system?
Venus.
Mars.
Earth.
Mercury.
43
Comets originate in the asteroid belt and Kuiper Belt.
False.
True.
44
Based on their surface gravities,which terrestrial planets would have the thickest atmospheres?
Mars and Venus.
Earth and Mercury.
Earth and Venus.
Mars and Mercury.
45
Which planet is the largest planet in the solar system?
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
46
An asteroid that is covered with ice and orbits the sun over long periods of time.
Asteroid.
Dwarf Planet.
Plutoid.
Comet.
47
Which terrestrial planets would have atmospheres that are the least thick?
Mars and Venus.
Earth and Mercury.
Mars and Mercury.
Earth and Venus.
48
What two planets have no moons?
Venus and Neptune
Venus and Mercury
Mercury and Pluto
Uranus and Venus
49
A meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface without burning up in the atmosphere.
Meteor
Meteoroid
Comet
Meteorite
50
When was the guitar invented?
14th century
15th century
13th century
16th century
51
Where does the ukulele originate from?
Spain
Portugal
Hawaii
Tiki
52
Which of the comets in the table are short-period comets?
Borrelly and Hale-Bopp.
Halley and Hyakutake.
Borrelly and Halley.
Hyakutake and Borrelly.
53
People sometimes talk about seeing shooting stars. What do they actually see?
A meteoroid traveling through space.
A comet that has come close enough to Earth to be seen.
A meteoroid that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere.
A star that is moving through the galaxy.
54
Where is the Oort cloud located?
Beyond the orbit of Pluto.
Between the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt.
Within the asteroid belt.
Between the sun and Mercury.
55
Which terrestrial planets have diameters that are nearly equal in size?
Earth and Mars
Earth and Venus
Mars and Venus
Uranus and Neptune
56
Which planet has the strongest winds in the solar system?
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
57
In which of the following parts of the solar system are most comets likely to be located?
In the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune.
The asteroid belt.
The Oort cloud.
Crossing Earth's orbit.
58
An Astronomical Unit (AU) measures what?
Distance between solar systems.
Distance between stars.
Distance between the sun and earth.
Distance between the terrestrial planets and gas giants.
59
Which planet (or planets) have at least 60 moons?
Jupiter only.
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus.
Jupiter and Saturn only.
Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune only.
60
Most meteoroids that enter the Earth's atmosphere burn up before reaching the surface.
True.
False.
61
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nice And Safe Attitude
National Aeronautics and Space Association
National Air and Space Administration
62
Prograde rotation is the counterclockwise spin of a planet as seen from the planet's north pole
False.
True.
63
Which of the four statements below is NOT true about Saturn?
It is composed mostly of hydrogen and helium gas.
It has a large number of moons.
It is the only planet with a ring system.
It travels around the Sun once every 29.5 years.
64
Which of the following statements best describes the characteristics of the terrestrial planets?
Small, dense, rocky surfaces.
Rocky cores; close to sun; surface craters.
Large, planetary rings; many moons.
Made up of hydrogen and helium; small; close to sun.
65
What gas gives Uranus and Neptune their blueish color?
Methane
Water
Hydrogen
H2O
66
These are the dense planets near the sun.
Terrestrial planets.
Dwarf planets.
Gas giants.
Plutoids.
67
Ceres is categorized as this because it can not clear out other bodies in its orbit around belt
Asteroid
Meteoroid
Plutoid
Dwarf planet.
68
What are the largest of the small bodies that are found in the solar system?
Meteorites.
Comets.
Dwarf planets.
Meteors.
69
What is Mr. Cardo's favorite Jolly Rancher flavor?
Pineapple
Blue Raspberry
Grape
Green Apple
70
Spherical region that surrounds the solar system and extents almost halfway to the nearest star
Oort cloud.
Asteroid belt.
The Milky Way.
Kuiper belt.
