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Which of the following planets is similar to Uranus in terms of size and mass?
Neptune
Jupiter
Pluto
Saturn
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Which of the following make it possible for earth to support life?
Temperature, Wind, Water
Water, Temperature, Soil
Oxygen, Land, Water
Water, Oxygen, Temperature
3
Which of the following planets do scientists NOT consider a major planet?
Mercury
Neptune
Saturn
Pluto
4
The least dense planet in the Solar System is
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
5
The early oceans became salty when
Sea creatures left salty deposits in their remains
Dissolved solids were carried from land into the oceans
Salt dropped from the atmosphere into the oceans
The atmosphere did not allow salt particles to dissipate
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Neptune's Great Dark Spot is called?
Vast Ocean
Giant Storm
Giant Canyon
Area that never faces the sun
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The right combination of temperature, water, and oxygen
Affects Neptune's orbit
Causes gas giants to form
Results in storms on Jupiter
Support life on Earth
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About 99% of all matter contained in the solar nebula now exists in
Space
Asteroids
Planets
The Sun
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The process responsible for forming Earth's early atmosphere
Protoplanet
Differentiation
Solar Nebula
Outgassing
10
Which inner planets have almost the same size, mass, and density
Mercury and Venus
Mars and Mercury
Venus and Earth
Earth and Mars
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Which planets show evidence of heavy volcanic activity?
Mars and Venus
Earth and Mars
Mars and Mercury
Venus and Earth
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Small bodies that orbit planets are called
Planetesimals
Protoplanets
Moons
Comets
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Who believed that planets moved in epicycles as they revolved in larger circles around Earth?
Ptolemy
Aristotle
Newton
Copernicus
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Known for its rings and bands, the least dense planet
Uranus
Pluto
Neptune
Saturn
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The law that describes how a planet orbits the sun is called the
Law of orbital periods
Law of equal areas
Law of ellipses
Law of Periods
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Which two planets have, ongoing storms called, the Great Red Spot and the Great Dark Spot?
Jupiter and Neptune
Pluto and Saturn
Mercury and Pluto
Jupiter and Saturn
17
The degree of elongation of an elliptical
Retrograde motion
Gravity
Eccentricity
Inertia
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The tendency of a stationary body to remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside source
Orbital Period
Inertia
Eccentricity
Gravity
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The force that exists between any two bodies in the universe?
Orbital Period
Gravity
Inertia
Eccentricity
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Planets characterized by solid rock with metallic cores, zero to two moons, and impact craters
Planetesimals
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Inner Planets