Unit 1 Solar System and Beyond Test Review

I am made of dust and rock and burn up when I enter Earth's atmosphere.

What is an explanation based on evidence from experiments?

I am a terrestrial planet smaller than the Earth with a thin atmosphere. I appear red due to the iron oxide in my soil.

Earth is located in what galaxy?

I have a storm known as the Great Red Spot that has been raging for hundreds of years.

The curved path of Earth around the sun

I appear dark blue because of the methane in my atmosphere.

What is the difference between the inner and outer planets?

The asteroid belt is made up of _________.

This scientific theory states that a huge explosion occurred creating all of the matter in the universe.

Which of the following represents largest to smallest from the outside to the inside?

I am a gaseous planet larger than Earth, known for my complex ring system, and the 6th planet from the sun.

Why are meteors called "shooting stars"?

The difference between the heliocentric and geocentric theories of our solar system is ______________.

I am the only planet with oxygen in my atmosphere.

The difference between Jupiter and Earth

I am a gaseous planet larger than Earth, known as the "sideways planet", and the 7th from the sun.

A large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity

The scientist responsible for the heliocentric theory

I am the planet closest to the Sun.

Out of all the planets in our solar system, Earth is very different because it has the most what?

I am the third planet from the sun.

This holds the planets in orbit around the sun instead of them drifting off into space.

How did Kepler say the planets orbited the sun?

a system of planets revolving around the sun

Many scientists did not believe the Big Bang theory due to lack of evidence. Why is it now more widely accepted?

This object in the solar system is made of frozen gases and solid rock.

I am the smallest planet with no atmosphere, I'm really hot and really cold, and I'm the first planet from the sun.

What does the asteroid belt do?

At which number is our solar system located in the Milky Way?

Matter remains in a state of rest or movement along a straight line unless acted on by an outside force.

What are all things that exist in space?

If there was another planet beyond Neptune, what would keep it from leaving our solar system?

Which forms in the Oort Cloud and has a head and tail that gets longer as it approaches the sun?

I am the hottest planet, second from the sun, appear yellow due to sulfuric acid, and I'm known as "Earth's twin".