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A short quiz to see how we're doing with the solar system unit
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What causes a high surface temperature on Venus?
the acid content of its atmosphere
its fast period of rotation
the density of its atmosphere
its retrograde spin on its axis
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A planet that appears to spin in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from above is...
Retrograde
Axial Tilt
Direct
Prograde
3
What is the present theory about the birth of Earth's moon?
Earth captured an asteroid with its gravity
Mars-sized body struck Earth
piece of Earth spontaneously broke off
Moon-sized body struck Earth
4
What is a space rock that is in the Earth's atmosphere called?
asteroid
meteor
meteorite
meteoroid
5
What space rock is primarily made of ice?
comet
meteor
asteroid
meteoroid
6
What process gives the sun its energy?
asteroid collisions
nuclear fusion
annular eclipses
waxing
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Where do meteoroids come from?
Mars
comets and asteroids
other solar systems
the sun
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A planet that appears to spin in a clockwise direction when viewed from its North polle is...
Direct
Prograde
Retrograde
Axial Tilt
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What is a small, rocky body that revolves around anything called?
Natural satellite
nebula
asteroid
meteor
10
Which of the following describes a nebula?
a cloud in space
a lunar rock
a nuclei
a solar eclipse
11
The cloud of gas and dust that formed the solar system is called the
Stellar Nursery
Ion cloud
Molecular cloud
Solar Nebula
12
What is a space rock that has landed on Earth called?
asteroid
meteoroid
meteorite
meteor
13
The matter at the center of the solar nebula became the
moon
sun
inner planets
supernova
14
The average distance between the Sun and the Earth is called a(n)
Stellar Unit
Galactic Unit
Solar Unit
Astronomical Unit
15
The inner planets are called terrestrial planets because
they have massive gas atmospheres
they are very hot
they can support life
they are very dense and rocky
16
Because Jupiter's interior is very hot,
its atmosphere is visible
it has few thunderstorms
it radiates more energy than it receives
its atmosphere scatters light
17
Why is the planet Uranus considered a gas giant?
because it has a rocky surface
because it has a deep, massive atmosphere
because it is similar to Earth
because it is larger than Mercury and Venus
18
Which of the following planets is the least dense?
Mercury
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
19
Earth completes one ________________________ each year
Rotation
Revolution
Epock
Orbit
20
What happens during a total solar eclipse?
The moon completely covers the Sun
A thin ring of the Sun shows through
The sun completely covers the moon
The shadow of the Earth falls on the moon
21
Many scientists think that comets originate in the
Oort cloud
orbit of Neptune
Alpha-Centuri Solar System
asteroid belt
22
What is the cloud surrounding a comet's nucleus called?
solar nebula
coma
nebula
cumulus
23
Natural or artificial bodies that orbit larger celestial bodies such as planets are called
Orbitals
Meteors
Satellites
Moons
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Which of the following is the largest rock?
asteroid
meteorite
meteor
meteoroid
