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Solar System Test Review
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1
What is a distinguishing feature of Uranus?
rotates 90 degrees from the vertical
its day is shorter than its year
rotates backwards
it is rocky
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Which one of the following is NOT a requirement for a planet?
cleared area of orbit
orbit the sun
shared orbit with another planet
spherical
3
What is a distinguishing feature of Mars
has rings
rotates in opposite direction
2 moons
no atmosphere
4
This planet has a rocky surface
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Pluto
5
Which one of the following makes a planet a dwarf planet instead of just a planet?
shared orbit with another planet
spherical
cleared area of orbit
orbit the sun
6
This planet has virtually no atmosphere
Mars
Jupiter
Earth
Mercury
7
Which of the following is a characteristic of the inner planets?
very strong gravity
lots of moons
composed of hydrogen and helium
few or no moons
8
This is the force that holds the solar system together
gravity
potential
Jedi force
planetesimal
9
What is a distinguishing feature of Jupiter
blue color
Great red spot
no moons
Great blue spot
10
Mars' atmosphere is mostly made up of
Helium
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen
Oxygen
11
List the INNER planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest from the sun
Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth
12
What makes Venus' surface temperature so hot?
thick atmosphere
opposite rotation
distance from the sun
13
Most comets come from _______________
Oort Cloud
Asteroid Belt
Kuiper belt
the Sun
14
What gas makes Neptune blue?
Methane
Argon
Hydrogen
Helium
15
Irregular shaped rocky object, too many and small to be considered a planet or dwarf planet; found between Mars/Jupiter
asteroid
comet
meterorite
meteroid
16
Which of the following planets rotates in the opposite direction
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Earth
17
List the OUTER planets in order from closest to farthest from the sun
Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
18
Which celestial body contains 99.85% of the mass of the entire solar system?
Sun
Jupiter
moon
Earth
19
Similar size planets and both have greenhouse effect
Mercury, Mars
Earth, Mars
Earth, Venus
Venus, Mercury
20
Which of the following is a characteristic of an inner planet?
composed of hydrogen
lots of gravity
terrestrial
composed of helium
21
This element makes some of the outer planets blue.
argon
helium
methane
hydrogen
22
The sun is a(n)
star
planetisimal
planet
asteroid
23
I am a small chunk of rock or dust, I am smaller than an asteroid.
asteroid
meteorite
meteroid
comet
24
What planet is the 5th from the sun?
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Saturn
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This planet has at least one Moon
Mercury
Venus
Mars
