Mrs. Goodwin's Solar System Review

Question 1

This planet in The Solar System of The Sun has an atmosphere of 78% nitrogen & 21% oxygen.

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 2

The 2nd largest planet in planet in The Solar System of The Sun is __.

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 3

The only planet humans could possibly visit is __.

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 4

Although humans have not been there, 98% of this planet has been mapped.

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 5

The asteroid belt lies between___ & ___.

Accepted Answer

Mars & Jupiter

Question 6

The planet in The Solar System of The Sun that has 2.5 times the gravity of Earth

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 7

The largest moon in The Solar System of The Sun is __.

Accepted Answer

Ganymede

Question 8

The hottest planet in The Solar System of The Sun is __.

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 9

The windiest planet in The Solar System of The Sun is __.

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 10

The largest planet in The Solar System of The Sun is__.

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 11

The Galilean Moons orbit _.

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 12

This shape is called ________.

Accepted Answer

an ellipse

Question 13

The planet in our solar system with the shortest year is _.

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 14

Which of these are known as ice giants?

Accepted Answer

Uranus & Neptune

Question 15

This planet is about the same SIZE as Earth, thus is called our "sister" planet.

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 16

A day on this planet in The Solar System of The Sun is longer than its year!

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 17

A group of planets, moons, & other objects held together by a star's gravity is __.

Accepted Answer

a solar system

Question 18

The most volcanically active body in The Solar System of The Sun is __.

Accepted Answer

Io

Question 19

An astronomical unit is __.

Accepted Answer

the average distance from Earth to The Sun

Question 20

A day on this planet is about the same length as an Earth day.

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 21

Venus' greenhouse effect is _.

Accepted Answer

super effective

Question 22

The smallest planet in The Solar System of The Sun is __.

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 23

The Milky Way is the name of your

Accepted Answer

galaxy

Question 24

The scientist who first suggested The Sun is the center of our solar system was___.

Accepted Answer

Copernicus

Question 25

93,000,000 miles equals ___.

Accepted Answer

1 AU

Question 26

This causes The Moon to orbit Earth:

Accepted Answer

force of gravity and forward motion

Question 27

The only outer planet in our solar system with retrograde rotation is __.

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 28

This moon of Saturn has water/ice geysers

Accepted Answer

Enceladus

Question 29

The planet in our solar system that has the longest year is__.

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 30

This moon has tides in its SOLID surface!

Accepted Answer

Io

Question 31

Olympus Mons is __.

Accepted Answer

an inactive volcano on Mars

Question 32

This planet is less dense than water. It could float!

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 33

This moon of Neptune has nitrogen geysers

Accepted Answer

Triton

Question 34

This word refers to the amount of sunlight that reflects from a surface

Accepted Answer

albedo

Question 35

The greenhouse effect

Accepted Answer

is a phenomenon that traps heat

Question 36

An inner planet with retrograde rotation

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 37

This planet in our solar system has some sulfuric acid clouds

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 38

Erosional features on this planet suggest a past presence of water.

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 39

The Great Dark Spot is ____.

Accepted Answer

A storm on Neptune

Question 40

The planet in our solar system that has the shortest day

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 41

The brightest planet in the night sky in our solar system is__.

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 42

This moon has been visited by humans

Accepted Answer

The Moon

Question 43

This moon has liquids in the form of rain, rivers, lakes, seas

Accepted Answer

Titan

Question 44

Heliocentric means ___.

Accepted Answer

a sun centered solar system

Question 45

The planet in our solar system that rotates on its side is __.

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 46

This moon has bright/dark patches where ice has eroded

Accepted Answer

Callisto

Question 47

This planet has little to almost no atmosphere

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 48

A ____is a group of billions of stars held together by gravity.

Accepted Answer

galaxy

Question 49

Distances in a solar system are best measured with what units?

Accepted Answer

astronomical units

Question 50

Artemis is ___.

Accepted Answer

a NASA mission to the moon

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