Solar System Review

What do all the planets in our solar system have in common?

• they all have liquid water

• they all have elliptical orbits

• they all have dense atmospheres

• they all have moons

What determines the length of a planet's year?

• the time it takes to rotate on its axis

• the time it takes to revolve around the

  Earth

• the time it takes to revolve around the sun

• the time it takes to rotate around the sun

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Which planet would most likely have a longer year - the one closer or farther from the sun?

• the closer to the sun, the longer the year

• the farther away, the longer the year

• neither, it depends on the rotation

• the distance from the sun would not matter

What determines the length of a planet's day?

• the time it take to revolve around the sun

• the time it takes to revolve around the Earth

• the time it takes to rotate on its axis

• the tilt of its axis

What is the atmosphere of the moon like?

• thick and heavy

• almost non-existent

• extremely hot

• oxygen rich

What do all of the planets have in common?

• their mass

• the number of moons

• their composition

• the shape of their orbit

Which would more than likely have more moons?

• a very small planet

• a very massive planet

• a planet very far from the star it orbits

• a planet very close to the star it orbits

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There is only 1 planet we know of that has water in all 3 states (solid, liquid, and gas). It's

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

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True or False. As a general rule, the farther from the sun, the longer it will take to revolve

• True

• False

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Why is Mercury not the hottest planet when it is the one closest to the sun??

• it has a large ozone layer

• it has no liquid water

• it has hardly any atmosphere to insulate it

• it has a very heavy atmosphere