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The solar system- TCAP
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1
Which planet has the largest system of rings?
Uranus
Saturn
Mercury
Neptune
2
Which planet is closest in size to Earth?
Venus
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
3
What is the relationship between a planet's distance from the sun and the length of its year?
As the distance gets longer, the year is shorter.
As the distance gets longer, the length stays the same.
As the distance gets shorter, the year gets longer.
As the distance gets longer, the year gets longer.
4
Which of these planets is closest to the sun?
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Neptune
5
Which planet rotates on its side?
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
6
The arrow is pointing to which planet?
Earth
Venus
Mars
Mercury
7
Which planet has the best chance of supporting life other than Earth?
Mars
Mercury
the Moon
Venus
8
How does the temperature on Venus compare with the temperature on Earth?
Venus temperatures change faster than Earth.
Venus has no atmosphere.
The temperature of Venus is much hotter.
They have about the same temperature.
9
Which planet takes the longest time to make one orbit around the sun?
Mercury
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
10
Which tool could a student use to observe a planet?
telescope
star chart
anemometer
microscope
11
The planets known as gas giants are also called the---.
planets between the Sun and asteroid belt
inner planets
outer planet
terrestrial planets
12
Which planet has the smallest orbit?
Earth
Mercury
Jupiter
Neptune
13
About how many times greater is the radius of the largest planet compared to the smallest?
30 times greater
100 times greater
10 times greater
300 times greater
14
Which is the best conclusion based on the information in the table?
Earth and Venus are similar in size.
Mars and Venus have similar climates.
Mars has a larger moon than the other planets.
Venus is farther from the sun than the other planet.
15
In which way are Mars and Venus most similar?
mass
temperature
gravity
atmosphere
16
The Great Red Spot is a feature that has been observed for hundred of years on which planet?
Venus
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
17
Which conclusion is best supported byt the data in the table?
The farther the planets are the sun,the more moons they have
The greater the mass of a planet, the more moons it has.
The mass of the 3 farthest planets increases.
The 3 planets with smallest mass have the fewest moons.
18
Which conclusion is best supported by the data?
The 3 planets with the strongest gravity are gas giants.
The farther a planet is the sun,the stronger its gravity.
The planets with gravity less than Earth's are all rocky.
The greater the diameter the stronger its gravity.
19
Which planets are made up mostly of gases?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Earth
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter
20
Which planet is farthest from the sun?
Earth
Neptune
Mars
Saturn
21
Which is the only planet in the solar system that is know to support life?
Earth
Venus
Mars
Saturn
22
How are these planets arranged? Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars
Most to least carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Closest to sun to farthest from sun
From smallest to largest
From hottest to coldest
23
On which planet would a person weigh about as much as they would on Earth?
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
Mars
24
Which of the following is true?
A Venus year is longer than a Venus day.
A day on Venus is like a day on Earth.
A Venus day is longer than a Venus year.
A Venus year has seasons.
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Based on the table, which is the best conclusion?
The 4 planets closest to the sun have the largest diameters.
The 4 planets closest to the sun have the strongest gravity.
The largest planet is farthest from the sun.
The 4 planets farthest from the sun have the most mass.
