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Solar system incl Sun, inner planets, outer planets, small s.s.objects
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1
Atmospheres of the gas giants are primarily ___and ___with traces of other materials.
oxygen and hydrogen
methane and helium
helium and hydrogen
nitrogen and methane
2
You see the ___________________ when you view an image of the sun.
core
chromosphere
corona
photosphere
3
Because the four outer planets are so large, they are often called ____________________ .
ringed planets
Gas Giants
Terrestrial planets
dwarf planets
4
The correct order of the gas giants from innermost to outermost from the sun is:
Jupiter Saturn Neptune Uranus
Jupiter Uranus Saturn Neptune
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Neptune Uranus Saturn Jupiter
5
Which planet rotates so slowly that its day is longer than its year?
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
Venus
6
The inner planets that experience a greenhouse effect are_____________.
Earth and Mercury
Venus and Jupiter
Mars and Mercury
Venus and Earth
7
What characteristic makes the planet Uranus DIFFERENT from the other outer planets ?
The axis of rotation is tilted about 90 degrees.
Uranus has a system of rings.
It is the largest of the outer planets.
Uranus has a blue color due to methane in the atmosphere.
8
Relatively cool areas on the sun' s surface are called ___________________.
prominences
sunspots
solar wind
solar flares
9
Some regions of Mars have giant_________________.
volcanoes
lakes
forests
rivers
10
Scientists think the solar system formed_____.
4.6 billion years ago
4.6 hundred thousand years ago
4.6 million years ago
4.6 thousand years ago
11
All the outer planets have many _______which range in number from 13 to greater than 60.
atmospheric gasses
moons
rings
orbiting probes
12
The sun produces energy through______________.
solar cells
nuclear fusion
nuclear fission
combustion
13
The correct order of size of the inner planets from smallest to largest is :
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth
Venus, Earth, Mercury, Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
14
The sun, planets, their moons and a variety of smaller objects. .
What is the Solar System
What is the Universe
What are the Inner Planets
What are the Outer Planets
15
Which inner planet has atmosphere so thick, it would crush a human?
Mars
Earth
Venus
Mercury
16
Which planet's orbit is farthest from Earth ?
The Moon
Uranus
Venus
Mars
17
Scientists use _______________________ to measure distances within the solar system.
astronomical units
spacecraft
solar diameters
stellar units
18
If you were going to build a space colony settlement, where would you build it?
Titan
Pluto
Saturn
Venus
19
The two most abundant elements in the sun are ________________ .
carbon dioxide and hydrogen
helium and hydrogen
helium and iron
hydrogen and oxygen
20
A few scientists believe that Saturn's largest moon,_________, may support life.
Triton
Ganymede
Titan
Callisto
21
The sun is a(n) ___________.
star
asteroid
planet
comet
22
The solar system began to form when ___________________ pulled rock, ice and gas together.
gravity
mass
inertia
solar winds
23
In which part of the sun does nuclear fusion take place?
the chromosphere
the corona
the core
the convection zone
24
Mars's atmosphere is composed mainly of ________________________.
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen
Helium
Oxygen
25
What is one characteristic common to all OUTER planets?
They have many moons.
They are larger than the sun.
They have rocky surfaces.
They have very thin atmospheres.
26
Temperature and pressures _____ from the outer layers to the inner layers of the gas giants.
vary greatly
stay the same
decrease
increase
27
Mercury has a temperature range of -170 to 430 degrees C. The BEST explanation for this is:
Mercury has little or no atmosphere.
Mercury has a greenhouse effect.
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
Mercury has no liquid water.
28
Which feature is shared by all the inner planets?
ring systems
rocky surface
liquid water
thick atmosphere
29
What is the best example of a greenhouse gas?
hydrogen
nitrogen
oxygen
carbon dioxide
30
Another name for the inner planets is the ________________________________ .
moon-like planets
dwarf planets
terrestrial planets
gas giants