stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Eighth Grade iScience Chapter 11 Review The Solar System Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Eighth Grade iScience Chapter 11 Review The Solar System
Eighth Grade iScience Chapter 11 Review The Solar System
15 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
517 plays
A#science#review solar system#McGRaw-Hill
Flashcards
15 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
15
Answers
1
Which best describes the asteroid belt?
another name for the Oort cloud
the region where comets orignate
millions of small rocky objects
large chunks of gas, dust, and ice
2
Neptune is 30.05 AU from the Sun. This is about __ times as far as Earth is from the sun.
5
10
30
3
3
How does Earth differ from other inner planets?
Its surface temperature is higher.
Its period of revolution is much greater.
Its surface is covered by large amounts of liquid water.
Its atmosphere contains large amounts of methane.
4
How are the terrestrial planets similar?
similar periods of rotation
similar diameters
similar densities
similar rocky surfaces
5
What prevents the planet from following Newton's First Law- the law of inertia?
the planet's speed
the gravitational pull of the sun
the planet's shape
the planet's orbital path
6
Which solar system object is the largest?
Jupiter
Neptune
Satrun
Sun
7
The surface of Mars has long ___ that may have been caused by flowing water.
canyons
rocky cliffs
gullies
craters
8
Small pieces of rock that enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up are called
stars
meteorites
meteors
asteroids
9
True or False: Io, the closest large moon to Saturn, is volcanically active.
True
False
10
Which is true of the dwarf planets?
more massive than nearby objects
never have moons
spherically shaped
orbit near the sun
11
Which describes a planet's speed as it orbits the sun?
It does not change.
It constantly increases.
It increases then decreases.
It constantly decreases.
12
Which two gases make up most of the outer planets?
ammonia and helium
hydrogen and helium
ammonia and hydrogen
methane and hydrogen
13
True or False: Ganymede is a volcano on the planet Jupiter.
False
True
14
Which describes the greenhouse effect?
energy emitted by the sun
effect of gravity on temperature
reflection of light from a planet
energy trapped by the atmosphere
15
Which inner planet is the hottest?
Earth
Venus
Mars
Mercury
