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Solar system review for high school astronomy test
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This clouded planet has plains, highlands and thousands of volcanoes!
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
2
This planet is named after the swift Roman god.
Earth
mercury
mars
venus
3
What is the main difference between a terrestrial and Jovian planet?
size
color
rings
length of day
4
Which of the following is NOT a Jovian planet?
Neptune
Uranus
Earth
Saturn
5
This planet has a dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide and high surface temperature.
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth
6
Blue Green Planet that lies on its side..
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
7
What planet is shown in the picture?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Pluto
8
What gas is responsible for a runaway greenhouse effect?
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Argon
9
Which gases are most prevalent on the Jovian planets?
hydrogen and helium
carbon dioxide and water vapor
nitrogen and argon
hydrogen and oxygen
10
Which of these planet pairs have rings?
Venus and Mars
Jupiter and Saturn
Mercury and Mars
Ceres and Neptune
11
Choose which is NOT a terrestrial planet.
Earth
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
12
Which moon is volcanically active?
Callisto
Europa
Io
Ganymede
13
This planet has a reddish appearance due to iron on the surface.
mars
Earth
mercury
venus
14
Where is the asteroid belt?
after venus
after Mars
after Earth
after Jupiter
15
Which planet can claim the moon Triton?
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Jupiter
16
Which planet looks like the moon? (all pitted)
Earth
venus
mercury
mars
17
This planet has extreme temperature variation from day to night.
Mercury
Earth
Venus
Mars
18
Why isn't Pluto a planet?
no atmosphere
it's rocky
too big
can't clear orbit
19
Which is not a part of the solar system?
galaxies
moons
planets
meteors
20
This planet spins backwards.
venus
mars
mercury
Earth
21
Which doesn't belong?
mars
venus
mercury
saturn
22
This planet shows evidence of water erosion.
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Venus
23
This is the brightest planet in the night sky.
mars
venus
Earth
mercury
24
What is another name for a satellite?
dwarf
asteroid
moon
comet
25
What is the distance of one AU?
93 million miles
distance from Earth to the moon
1 light year
distance to edge of our solar system
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What is the largest object in our solar system?
Jupiter
charon
Earth
the sun