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Middle School Astronomy Solar System Review
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1
Which doesn't belong?
saturn
venus
mercury
mars
2
This planet shows evidence of water erosion.
Mars
Saturn
Mercury
Venus
3
What is the main difference between a terrestrial and gas giant planet?
color
rings
length of day
size
4
Which moon is volcanically active?
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
Io
5
What is the largest object in our solar system?
Jupiter
Earth
charon
the sun
6
This planet has a reddish appearance due to iron on the surface.
mercury
Earth
venus
mars
7
What color is saturn?
yellow
red
blue
green
8
What constellation is shown?
Casseopeia
andromeda
ursa minor
ursa major
9
List the planets in order from closet to farthest from the sun.
Mercury-Venus-Earth-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune
uh, nope
Mercury-Venus-Earth-Mars-Jupiter-Uranus-SaturnNeptune
I think 2 choices are good
10
Which planet has the moon titan?
saturn
neptune
jupiter
uranus
11
In 2006 Pluto was changed from a planet to a ____.
dwarf planet
comet
planetismal
meteor
12
This planet spins backwards.
Earth
mercury
mars
venus
13
Which is not a part of the solar system?
galaxies
asteroids
planets
moons
14
This is the brightest planet in the night sky.
mercury
Earth
mars
venus
15
What is the distance of one AU?
150 million km
distance from Earth to the moon
1 light year
distance to edge of our solar system
16
What planet is shown in the picture?
Mars
Mercury
Pluto
Venus
17
Which of the following is NOT a Jovian (Jupiter Like/Gas Giant)planet?
Saturn
Neptune
Earth
Uranus
18
What country first sent people to the moon?
France
United States
Canada
Russia
19
number of moons around Jupiter?
12
4
67
2
20
Where is the asteroid belt?
after Jupiter
after Earth
after venus
after Mars
21
This planet is named after the swift Roman god.
mercury
venus
mars
Earth
22
Why isn't Pluto a planet?
can't clear orbit
it's rocky
too big
no atmosphere
23
Which gases are most abundant on the Jovian (Jupiter Like) planets?
nitrogen and argon
hydrogen and oxygen
hydrogen and helium
carbon dioxide and water vapor
24
What gas is responsible for a runaway greenhouse effect?
Argon
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
25
Which planet might be about 30 AU's from the sun?
Jupiter
Neptune
Mars
Earth
26
Which of the following planets does NOT have rings?
Mars
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
27
Which planet looks like the moon? (all pitted)
venus
Earth
mercury
mars
28
This planet has a dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide, Earth size, high surface temperature.
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Mars
