Solar System Ch. Review

The flash of light produced when a meteoroid passes through Earth's atmosphere is a(n)

• Meteorite
• Asteroid
• Meteor
• Comet

The four terrestrial planets all have

• Rocky surfaces
• Hot temperatures
• Deep atmospheres
• Large size

A stream of particles that extends outward from the sun's corona is called

• A sunspot
• Chromosphere
• Prominence
• Solar wind

The planet Venus is similar to Earth in its 

• Rotation
• Internal structure
• Atmospere
• Surface temperature

The _______ is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. 

• Oort Cloud
• Asteroid belt
• Kuiper belt
• Photosphere

A(n) ________ is a loose collection of ice, dust and small rocky particles that typically has a long, narrow orbit. 

• Asteroid
• Planet
• Meteroid
• Comet

_____ are loops of gas on the sun that link different parts of sunspot regions together. 

• Prominences
• Solar flares
• Solar winds
• Auroras

The layer of the sun's atmosphere that gives off the visible light we see is the 

• Corona
• Chromosphere
• Photosphere
• Convection zone

The moon of Jupiter that astronomers think could support forms of life because there is liquid water under the layers of ice is...

• Ganymede
• Europa
• Io
• Titan

The _____ is found right after Neptune's orbit. 

• Meteroid belt
• Kuiper Belt
• Oort Cloud
• Asteroid Belt