Solar System Review

Solar System Review

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The Four Inner Planets are collectively known as the...

• Terrestrial Planets

• Jovian Planets

• Geological Planets

• Titanic Planets

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The four outer planets are collectively known as the...

• Terrestrial Planets

• Jovian Planets

• Geological Planets

• Titanic Planets

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The majority of dwarf planets are located where?

• Asteroid Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Kuiper Belt

• Championship Belt

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The majority of moons in our solar system revolve around...

• Terrestrial Planets

• Jovian Planets

• Dwarf Planets

• Asteroids

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The astronomer to first discover the rings of Saturn was...

• Edwin Hubble

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

• Galileo

• Giovanni Domenico de Cassini

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The white zones and orange belts of Jupiter are caused by...

• Convection currents - hot air rising and cold air sinking

• Mountains on Jupiter's rocky surface caused by plate tectonics

• The different colors are an optical illusion created by Jupiter's strong magnetic field

• An advanced alien civilization built an elaborate system of roads and aqueducts

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Venus's extremely high temperature is mostly the result of...

• Proximity to the sun

• Thick atmosphere of greenhouse gasses

• Frequent volcanic activity

• Intense magnetic field

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Mars's red coloration is due to...

• Vast seas of lava

• High levels of Argon in the atmosphere

• A surface covered in iron-oxide (rust)

• Frequent volcanic activity

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Saturn's rings can best be described as...

• A thin, wide band of orbiting ice and rocks

• An opaque band of gasses formed by Saturn's magnetic field

• A thick, solid band of ice

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The largest planet in our solar system is...

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

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Mercury experiences such wildly varying temperatures because...

• It's extremely elliptical orbit takes it very far from the sun, then very close to it

• Mercury's extreme axial tilt puts it roughly on its side, giving it extreme seasons

• Mercury's severe volcanic activity heats one side of the planet, then shifts to the other side

• Mercury's lack of atmosphere prevents it from trapping heat, causing it to be hot at day and cold at night

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Venus's atmosphere is predominantly what gas?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water Vapor

• Sulfuric Acid

• Hydrogen Gas

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How does Jupiter's mass compare to the mass of our sun?

• Jupiter is much smaller than our sun, only about 1/1000th the mass

• Jupiter is smaller than our sun, about 1/5 the mass

• Jupiter is almost the same size as our sun, about 3/4 of its mass

• Jupiter is actually larger than our sun, it just looks smaller due to the distance

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The four outer planets are mostly made of...

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Carbon and Oxygen

• Lead and Iron

• Uranium and Plutonium

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The Great Red Spot is...

• A giant hurricane located on Jupiter

• A giant volcano located on mars

• A giant canyon located on Saturn

• A giant crater located on Neptune

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Which planet has a mass and radius most similar to Earth's?

• Venus

• Mars

• Mercury

• Jupiter

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Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto are collectively known as...

• The Galilean Moons

• The Drops of Jupiter

• The Perseiads

• The Rings of Saturn

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Olympus Mons is...

• A giant volcano located on mars

• A giant hurricane located on Jupiter

• A giant canyon located on Saturn

• A giant crater located on Neptune

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The primary difference between a planet and dwarf planet is that...

• Planets are shaped by their own gravity while dwarf planets are not

• Planets clear their orbit of debris while dwarf planets do not

• Planets have moons but dwarf planets do not

• Dwarf planets are mythical while planets are real

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Scientists believe that the water on mars is...

• Frozen beneath the surface in permafrost

• Evaporated due to the extreme heat

• Scientists do not believe water ever existed on mars

• Mostly collected in a single massive ocean

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In order to be classified as a planet, an object must... (Select all that apply)

• Possess at least one moon

• Be shaped by its own gravity

• Clear its orbit of debris

• Be too small for nuclear fusion

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Mercury is similar to our moon because... (select all that are correct)

• They are similar in size

• They both lack an atmosphere

• They are both heavily cratered and geologically dead

• They both possess significant amounts of water

• They are both made entirely of hydrogen and helium gas