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What is the process of producing atmospheric gases by volcanic activity?
solar radiation
flatulence
inertia
outgassing
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Which of the following is NOT a type of meteorite?
stony
iron
metallic
stony-iron
3
What characteristics do inner planets share?
They are all rocky
They all have thick atmospheres
They are all cratered
They all have moons
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What are the Greenhouse gases?
methane, carbon dioxide, water vapor
nitrogen, oxygen, argon
helium, nitrogen, oxygen
hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen
5
Where do meteoroids come from?
comets
asteroids
exoplanets
meteors
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Describe Neptune.
It is the largest gas giant
It is an inner planet
It has broken rings
It has the most moons
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What is a meteor shower?
a large field of meteoroids that our planet collides into
a large amount of meteorites that have hit the earth
a large comet that breaks apart
a display of solar flares
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Which planet is the only one known to have liquid water?
the moon
Earth
Saturn
Venus
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Why is Mercury so difficult to see?
It is never above 28 degrees in daytime sky.
It is only out during the daytime
It is found only at night near the horizon
It is found only certain months of the year
10
What term means "to burn"?
combustion
convection
conduction
conveyance
11
What has caused large scale changes on the earth's surface over the last 100 million years?
dinosaurs
global changes in weather (glaciation)
plate tectonics
meteorite impacts
12
Describe Earth.
poisonous atmosphere
carbon dioxide is major gas (4.5%)
only planet with life
all life is cyanide based
13
What property does the mantle have that causes plate tectonics?
plasticity
squishiness
liquidness
convection
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What keeps the atmosphere warm?
subterranean volcanism
pollution
forest fires
The Greenhouse Effect
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What are events that occur when the ionosphere is excited by incoming charged particles?
solar flares
meteor showers
auroras
conduction
16
Where do long period comets originate?
Asteroid belt
Kuiper Belt
Jupiter
Oort Cloud
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What is NOT a part of a comet?
tail
coma
center
nucleus
18
Which layer of the earth is made of liquid nickel and iron?
asthenosphere
outer core
inner core
crust
19
What is located between Mars and Jupiter?
The Asteroid Belt
The Trojan asteroids
The Kuiper Belt
The Oort Cloud
20
Describe Saturn.
Most extensive ring system made of ice.
Smallest planet
Methane gives its beautiful blue color
Largest planet
21
What confusion have exoplanets brought to the nebular hypothesis?
Hot-Jupiters
Hot-Venus
Hot-Mercuries
Hot-dogs
22
What is the name of beginning stages of objects which eventually form planets?
interstellar clouds
meteoroids
nebula
planetesimals
23
Describe Venus.
thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide
canyons and mountain ridges
virtually no atmosphere
rains sulfuric acid
24
Why do the inner planets have so little hydrogen and helium?
the heat of the sun caused them to evaporate
they have lots of heavy metals
they lost them due to gravity
the outer planets and sun took it all
25
Describe Mercury.
heavily cratered
virtually no atmosphere
thick, hot atmosphere
2 moons
26
What is the name of the explanation of how our solar system was formed?
The Nebular Theory
The Big Bang
The Oscillating Theory
The Nebular Hypothesis
27
What are the layers of the earth, in order?
crust, mantle, core
mantle, inner core, outer crust, inner crust
outer core, inner mantle, outer crust, outer mantle
inner and outer core, mantle and crust
28
Which planet has been demoted to an asteroid?
Jupiter
Mercury
Ceres
Pluto
29
What gas absorbs ultraviolet and is a form of oxygen?
nitrous oxide
ozone
methane
carbon dioxide
30
Describe Uranus.
It is tilted on its side.
It is blue from methane.
It is an icy gas giant
It has rings.
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How many exoplanets have been discovered?
Close to a 1000
Close to 10,000
Over 15,000
Over 3500
32
Which of the following is NOT true about the outer planets?
They are all made of hydrogen and helium
They all have rings
They all have a lot of moons
They have no moons
33
Why are Mars volcanoes larger than the Earth's?
The surface gravity is stronger on Mars
The surface gravity is stronger on Earth
Mars has thicker lava
Earth has runnier lava
34
Describe Jupiter.
smallest planet
largest planet
Great Dark Spot
Has the most moons in the solar system
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What causes impact craters?
meteoroid collisions
meteorite bombardment
meteor impacts
comet near collisions
36
What is produced by interactions between the sun's photons and the earth's magnetic field?
auroras
volcanoes
meteor showers
The Greenhouse Effect
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Describe Mars.
thick atmosphere of oxygen
thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide
strong winds
Largest volcano in solar system
