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Solar System Review (Lening/Peterson)
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1
A light year is a measure of _____
time
distance
volume
luminosity
2
Which part of the sun is hottest?
The CORONA
The SURFACE
a SUNSPOT
a FLARE
3
What is known about planets' rotations and revolutions?
They're MOSTLY clockwise
They're ALL clockwise
They're MOSTLY counter-clockwise.
They're ALL counter-clockwise
4
What is the warming, expanding gas around a comet's nucleus that gets as big as a planet called?
ion tail
nucleus
gas head
coma
5
A Lunar eclipse can only occur when...
the burrito is between the taco and the pizza
the moon is between the sun and the Earth
the sun is between the Earth and the moon
the Earth is between the sun and the moon
6
I throw my telescope in the air sometimes, sayin' AYO, I'm...
Galileo
Galileo
7
About _____ Earths can fit inside the sun.
1.3 million
3 million
300,000
1,300
8
The reason there is phases of the moon is because of which factor?
the moon changes positions in its orbit around the Earth
there are light and dark colors of rock on the moon
the Earth casts different shadows on the moon in different positions
the distance of the moon to the sun changes
9
The only object that produces and emits its own light in our solar system is/are...
Comets
the Sun
our Moon
Earth
10
The pressure of all that mass in a HUGE SUN starts a process called ___ (happens in the core, releasing immense energy).
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
photosynthesis
cosmic generation
11
Which planet has a famous red spot?
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
12
What are "shooting stars" really?
meteorites
meteors
comets
meteoroids
13
How much of the moon is always illuminated by the sun?
nunya
it depends on what part of the cycle it's in
half
one quarter
14
What is something that Venus is known for?
Being the hottest planet in the solar system
all these things and more
it rotates clockwise
having a toxic, acidic atmosphere
15
Which planet has the solar system's largest volcano, Olympus Mons?
Earth
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
16
I am going to ______ the Solar System Test tomorrow.
take
(again, let's not talk about sad things)
get a B or C on
Ace
17
The Inner (Terrestrial) Planets are generally...
smaller with orbits farther apart
smaller with orbits closer together
larger with orbits closer together
larger with orbits farther apart
18
Why do we only ever see one side of the moon (and we never see the "dark side")?
The "front" side is magnetically attracted to Earth
Earth repels the "dark side"
The moon does not rotate as it revolves around Earth
The moon's Period of Rotation and Period of Revolution are the same
19
What's true here about these space rocks?
Comets are usually smaller pieces of rock broken off of meteoroids
Comets are usually smaller pieces of rock broken off of asteroids
Asteroids are usually smaller pieces of rock broken off of meteoroids
Meteoroids are usually smaller pieces of rock broken off of asteroids
20
What is an astronomical unit?
A measurement of a solar system's diameter
a measurement equal to the distance between the Earth and the sun
a body in space, such as a planet, moon, or asteroid
a distance of about 93 thousand miles
21
The time it takes a body to orbit around another body is its ________
period of rotation
orbital spectrum
period of revolution
spin time
22
If sunlight is coming from the left, what might you see looking toward the moon while standing on Earth?
A LUNAR Eclipse
A SOLAR Eclipse
A NEW Moon
A FULL Moon
23
The ____ is the center of the ______.
sun, universe
Earth, Solar System
sun, Solar System
Earth, galaxy
24
Where do many of the 3,743 identified comets come from?
The Kuiper Belt
The Asteroid Belt
The Aart cloud
The Milky Way
25
How often does each unique phase of the moon happen?
About once every 2 weeks.
About once a week.
About once a month.
The phases are unpredictable.
26
What is NOT true about a comet's tail?
it always points toward the sun
it goes away when far from the sun
it can be millions of miles long
it always points away from the sun
27
My Solar System book is...
anywhere from "non-existent" to "ehhh..."
fit for a museum wall
a-ight
legit
28
How fast does light travel?
186 miles per second
186 miles per hour
186,000 miles per second
186,000 miles per hour
29
The Outer (Jovian) planets are generally...
Rocky planets with many moons and few rings
Gas Giants with rings and many moons
Giant, far-apart planets with few moons and one planet with rings
Gas Giants with few moons and no rings
30
Of the main-sequence stars, ours is middle aged, but not exactly middle sized...
Sol is a giant planet
Sol is a red giant
Sol is a white grazer
Sol is a yellow dwarf
31
Comets' orbits...
are stinky
are long and elliptical
are clockwise, opposite to planets
are small and circular
32
If this was the moon phase seen over Los Angeles last night, what will the next phase be in a couple days?
full moon
waxing crescent
3rd quarter
new moon
33
What is the name of this moon phase?
waning gibbous
waning crescent
waxing gibbous
waxing crescent
34
Which is/are "leftovers" of the solar system that remain in orbits together?
all of these
comets
meteoroids
asteroids
