Planetary Properties

Multiple Choice

What happens to the nebula as it starts to spin?

• It becomes a black hole

• It flattens and heats up

• It expands into space

• It loses all its matter

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What is the force that pulls nebulae together?

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Where does the star form in a solar system?

Multiple Choice

What do planetesimals come together to form?

• comets

• a star

• planets

• a galaxy

​Planetary Properties

Multiple Choice

Which planets are the most dense?

• Terrestrial planets

• Gas Giant Planets

Multiple Choice

Why does Jupiter have the most gravity?

• Jupiter is really cold

• Jupiter is very massive

• Jupiter is far from the Sun

• Jupiter is mostly gas

Multiple Choice

As the distance from the Sun INCREASES, the temperature of the planets usually...

• decreases

• increases

• stays the same

• there is no relationship

Multiple Choice

As the distance from the Sun INCREASES, the planets revolution...

• decreases

• increases

• stays the same

• there is no relationship

Multiple Choice

Gas Giant planets have a ______ rotation (day) than terrestrial planets

• shorter

• longer

Multiple Choice

Gas giant planets are _______ than terrestrial planets.

• bigger

• smaller

Multiple Choice

Terrestrial planets are _______ to the Sun than gas giant planets.

• closer

• farther

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​Mercury

Multiple Choice

What are some extreme conditions found on Mercury?

• High and low temperatures

• High gravity

• Strong magnetic field

• Thick atmosphere

​Venus

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason Venus is hotter than Mercury, despite being further from the Sun?

• Its slower rotation

• Its denser atmosphere

• Its closer proximity to Earth

• Its volcanic activity

​Earth

Multiple Choice

Earth is the perfect distance from the Sun to have _________, which is necessary for life!

• Liquid water

• Oxygen gas

• Gravity

• A thick atmosphere

​Mars

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of the terrestrial planets starting closest to the Sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars

• Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Venus

​Jupiter

Multiple Choice

Gas giant planets are denser than terrestrial planets

• True

• False

​Saturn

Multiple Choice

Saturn is BIG but it is made of gas so it is not dense and it would FLOAT on water.

• True

• False

​Uranus

Multiple Choice

Gas giant planets are closer to the Sun than terrestrial planets

• True

• False

​Neptune

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of the gas giant planets starting closest to the Sun?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Uranus

• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

Multiple Choice

People cannot live on gas giant planets, but some of their moons may be able to support human life in the future

• True

• False