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Solar System Review
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1
What are terrestrial planets made of?
helium
iron
rocks
nitrogen
2
Which choice in space has ice?
comets
Lil' Wayne
asteroids
meteoroids
3
The incorrect belief that the earth is the center of the solar system.
Terracentric
Lunar Centric
Heliocentric
Geocentric
4
Which of the planets will orbit the fastest?
Jupiter
Venus
Earth
Neptune
5
How does Aphelion effect the seasons?
It has no effect on the seasons
It makes it Winter since we are away
It makes it Summer since we are closer
It makes it Fall since we are in the middle
6
Terrestrial planets are/have...
Rock, high density, large
Gas, low density, large
Rock, low density, small
Rock, high density, small
7
What is the density of Jovian planets, compared to Terrestrial planets?
whert's dernserter?
higher
lower
the same
8
Comet's tails always point______ the sun?
toward
monkey tails
away from
perpendicular to
9
If it's 8:00 in Virginia, what time is it 3 time zones to the West?
5:00
2:00
11:00
6:00
10
The sun rises in the ______ and sets in the ______.
north, south
east, west
south, north
west, east
11
During a solar eclipse what part of the sun do we see?
Corona
none
Solar winds
aurora borealis
12
How many degrees Longitude for each hour change on Earth?
1
360
24
15
13
What force makes stars, planets, and moons round?
Revolution
Inertia
Gravity
Rotation
14
What is found between Mars and Jupiter?
Comets
Saturn
Pluto
Asteroid Belt
15
Where is the Kuiper belt located?
Outside Neptune
Way outside Pluto
Between Mars and Jupiter
Before Mercury
16
During a solar eclipse what is the order of the spheres?
Earth, Sun, Moon,
Sun, Earth, Moon
Sun, Moon, Earth
Moon, Earth, Sun
17
Which planet is NOT Terrestrial?
Earth
Venus
Jupiter
Mercury
18
Which Eclipse has the Earth between the Moon and the Sun?
Lunar
Total
Penumbra
Solar
19
What causes the phases of the moon?
The clouds
The Moon's revolution
The Moon's rotation
The Earth's rotation
20
This planet is the hottest and is the same size as Earth?
Mercury
Neptune
Jupiter
Venus
21
Which 2 small bodies are most similar in composition?
Asteroids & Meteoroids
Comets and Meteorites
Asteroids and Comets
Meteoroids & Comets
22
What sun feature can disturb our technology?
Corona
Auroras
Solar Flares
Eclipses
23
This planet could float in water because it has the lowest density.
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Mercury
24
What is the name for Complete Shadow?
Umbra
Spooky
Penumbra
Umbreon eeveelution
25
With time zones, if we move west, we _______
see dinosaurs
go forward an hour
go back an hour
go forward 2 hours
26
What interacts with the magnetic field and causes the Auroras?
Comets
Corona
Meteors
Solar Wind
27
What makes a planet have a faster revolution?
how many meteors is in the way
how big it is
how close it is to the sun
how hot it is
28
Who came up with the 3 laws of planetary motion? (eclipses, speed, etc)
Galileo
Kepler
Hubble
Capernicus
29
Perihelion is when the Earth is _____ from the Sun.
Slowest
Further away
Opposite
Closest
30
Why do we have seasons on Earth?
Phases of the moon
Tilt of the earth
Weather patterns
Closer to the earth in the summer
