Ch 11 Review- The Solar System

Question 1

Objects made of ice, rock, and dust that glow near the sun

Accepted Answer

comets

Question 2

Earth's period of rotation

Accepted Answer

1 day

Question 3

What helps make Earth a place that can sustain life?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 4

Outer planets in order

Accepted Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Question 5

An astronomical unit is the average distance (about 150 million km) from:

Accepted Answer

Earth to the Sun

Question 6

Comets are:

Accepted Answer

rock and ice that orbit the Sun in an elliptical path

Question 7

Chunks of rock and ice that form a belt just beyond mars

Accepted Answer

Asteroids, Outer planets

Question 8

Outer planets are:

Accepted Answer

made of gas and liquid w/ a solid core

Question 9

Jupiter has how many moons?

Accepted Answer

63

Question 10

Do all gas giants have rings?

Accepted Answer

yes

Question 11

A meteoroid that strikes a planet or a moon

Accepted Answer

Meteorite

Question 12

Farthest planet from the Sun

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 13

Does Mercury have a moon?

Accepted Answer

no

Question 14

Red color due to iron oxide

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 15

Orbit close to the Sun and have rocky surfaces

Accepted Answer

inner planets

Question 16

smallest planet

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 17

Amount of time it takes an object to complete a spin on its axis

Accepted Answer

Period of rotation

Question 18

Inner planets in order

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 19

Only planet with large bodies of liquid water

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 20

Earth's period of revolution

Accepted Answer

1 year

Question 21

Least dense planet

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 22

Pluto's classification

Accepted Answer

dwarf planet

Question 23

Have gaseous surfaces and more than one moon

Accepted Answer

Outer planets

Question 24

Do Terrestrial planets have rings?

Accepted Answer

no

Question 25

Small, rocky particle that moves through space

Accepted Answer

Meteoroid

Question 26

The amount of time it takes an object to travel once around the sun

Accepted Answer

period of revolution

Question 27

Light streaks in the atmosphere due to objects from space

Accepted Answer

Meteors

Question 28

Planets orbit in

Accepted Answer

elliptical paths

Question 29

Largest planet

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 30

How many moons does Mars have?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 31

Hottest planet

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 32

Rotates on its side due to extreme tilt

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 33

A streak of light made by a glowing meteoroid

Accepted Answer

Meteor

Question 34

To be classified as a planet a planet must:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 35

Inner planets are:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 36

Why is Venus hotter than Mercury?

Accepted Answer

Venus has a strong greenhouse effect

Ch 11 Review- The Solar System

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Ch 11 Review- The Solar System

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