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Ch. 21 Solar System
Ch. 21 Solar System
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Jovian planets are mainly gas, so they're LESS dense than Terrestrial planets. TRU or NAH?
NAH, fam
TRU
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A meteorite that is a mixture of iron, nickel, and silicate minerals is called...
stony meteorite
stony-iron meteorite
iron meteorite
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The glowing head of a comet is called the...
Coma
Lumen
Maria
Meteoroid
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The Jovian planets consist of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and...
Neptune
Venus
Mercury
Earth
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The planet with the Great Red Spot is...
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
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The main gases that compose the majority of the solar system are
Taco Bell and Arby's Aroma
Hydrogen and Helium
Methane and CO2
Nitrogen and Oxygen
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The dark regions on the moon that resemble seas are called...
Maria
Penumbra
Lunar regolith
Highlands
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The initial speed that an object needs before it can leave a planet and go into space is...
Escape velocity
Acceleration
Initial Momentum
Surface Gravity
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A small, planetlike body that orbits between Mars and Jupiter is likely a...
Metorite
Asteroid
Comet
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The planet with the greatest diameter is...
Mercury
Mars
Neptune
Jupiter
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The soil-like layer of gray debris that mantles all lunar terrains is the
Lunar Regolith
Highlands
Impact Crater
Maria
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The lunar maria is dark in color because...
It's composed of basaltic lava
It's in the shaded regions
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The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is due to...
A magnetic field
A dormant volcano
Cooler temperatures
A storm
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In comparison to gravity on Earth, the gravity on the MOON is...
The same
2 times greater
1/6 the amount
Non-existent
