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Chapter 24: The Solar System
Chapter 24: The Solar System
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1
Where do most comets come from?
Oort cloud
Asteroid belt
Kuiper belt
another solar system
2
Which planet is the hottest?
Venus
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
3
How many planets do we have in our solar system?
7
10
8
9
4
Which of the following is blue due to methane and is considered the coldest?
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Mars
5
Which of these planets experiences the weakest gravitational pull from the Sun?
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
Neptune
6
Which planet has a surface covered with iron oxide(rust)?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Uranus
7
What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
asteroid belt
Kuiper belt
Oort cloud
meteoroid belt
8
What was the theory that explains how our solar system was created?
Supernova Theory
Solar Nebula Theory
Exploding Star Theory
Big Bang Theory
9
A _______ is the distance from the sun to the Earth.
Parsec
Solar unit
Light year
Astronomical unit
10
Gas giants are primarily made up of ____.
methane and argon
nitrogen and hydrogen
oxygen and helium
hydrogen and helium
11
Which of the following does not have moons?
Neptune
Ceres
Mercury
Mars
12
What planet has green house gasses in it's atmosphere?
Venus
Pluto
Mercury
Mars
13
Which of the following is considered a gas giant?
Pluto
Venus
Mars
Neptune