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Unit 08: Solar System & Space Exploration Review
Unit 08: Solar System & Space Exploration Review
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Review of Solar System
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What movements are involved in the relationship between the Earth and Sun?
Sun rotates around Earth as it revolves causing day & night
Earth revolves around Sun as it rotates to cause day & night
Sun revolves around Earth as it rotates causing day & night
Earth rotates around Sun as it revolves causing day & night
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Rocky, rotating object, 250km wide, located several times farther away from the Sun than Earth.
Venus
Mars
The Moon
An Asteroid
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What is the name of the highest volcano on Mars?
Himalayas
Everest
Valles Marinares
Olympus Mons
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Which of the following represents characteristics of the 4 planets farthest from the Sun?
Rocky (terrestrial) Planets
Gas Planets
Smaller Planets
Have 3 or less Moons
5
All of the planets in our Solar System have about the same-
Diameter
Shape
Composition
Mass
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On which planet would a person weigh the least?
Earth
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
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Why is Venus often called Earth's Sister Planet?
About the same shape
Both have water vapor
Both made of rock
About the same size
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To which of the following places would we most likely send a probe (not carrying crew)?
Inside the Sun
The International Space Station
Mountain Top
Saturn
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What is the surface layer of the Sun?
Lithosphere
Photophere
Corona
Chromosphere
10
Identify the planet on the chart above that would most likely be the coldest.
Venus
Saturn
Mercury
Uranus
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"Made mostly of ice," fits best under which heading in the above diagram?
Meteor
Asteroid
Section X
Comet
12
Planet that takes 165 years to complete 1 single orbit, longest revolution around the Sun?
Neptune
Earth
Mercury
Uranus
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What gas is in abundance in Jupiter's atmosphere?
Helium
Sulfur
Carbon
Hydrogen
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Accurately describes the orbital path of most planets in our Solar System?
Orbital path varies greatly from planet to planet
Orbital path is in a large elliptical shape
Orbital path is an ellipse, but looks almost circular
Orbital path is a perfect circle
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Between what 2 planets is the Asteroid Belt located?
Jupiter & Saturn
Earth & Mars
Mars & Jupiter
Mercury & Neptune
16
How many degrees is Uranus tilted on it's axis?
45 degrees
90 degress
360 degrees
180 degrees
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Why does it take Neptune so long to revolve around the Sun?
It is a long distance away that it has a large orbital path
It has a large diameter, causing it to be slowed down
It rotates fast, orbital energy is transferred to its speed
Sun applies a large amount of gravity on it, slowing it down
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Which statement accurately describes the movement of objects in our Solar System?
Planets rotate around Sun, Moons revolve around planets
Moons rotate around planets, planets revolve around the Sun
Sun revolves around Planets, Moons rotate around planets
Planets revolve around Sun, Moons revolve around planets
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What planet was Galileo observing when he discovered the Galilean Moons?
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
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Which of the following statements describes a property of Earth, but NOT a property of Mars?
The orbital path is predictable
1 or more moons orbit the planet
An abundance of liquid H2O is located on the planet
The planet is constantly in motion
21
What force governs the motion & patterns of objects in our Solar System?
Gravity keeps all objects orbiting around Earth
The equal & opposite force between Sun & Earth
Gravity keeps all objects orbiting around the Sun
Sun moves in an elliptical pattern & all objects follow
22
What do the Earth's Moon, Mercury & Mars have in common?
Water
Atmosphere
Rocks
Craters
23
Which of the following represents characteristics of the four planets closest to the Sun?
Gas Planets
Larger Planets
Rocky (terrestrial) Planets
Have 4 or more Moons
24
Which planet has the greatest gravitational force?
Venus
Jupiter
Mercury
Earth
25
What is one of Earth's layers?
Lithosphere
Chromosphere
Corona
Core
26
Which of the following best describes meteors?
Solids, orbit many planets, many are asteroids or comets
Solids, from the breakup of comets, burn a bright display
Solids, rock & ice, very elliptical orbits close to Sun
Irregular solids, that orbit the Sun between Mars & Jupiter
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How many years ago did our Solar System begin to form?
93 billion
4.5 billion
9 billion
5 billion
28
The space shuttle differs from previous space vehicles because it-
Is airtight
Can travel beyond Earth's orbit
Can carry more than 1 person
Is reusable
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If the solar system lost the Sun, what would happen to the planets?
The planets would explode
The planets would stop moving
The planets would travel in a straight line
The planets would continue on their same path
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Why do the temperatures on Mercury's light & dark side vary extremely?
Thick Atmosphere
Thick Clouds
No Atmosphere
Greenhouse Effect
