Astronomy: Brooklyn and Genavive

What does our solar system consist of?

• 1 star, 8 planets, and 19 moons

• Thousands of stars and planets

• 1 star, 9 planets, and 91 moons

• 1 star, 6 planets, and 91 moons

What term describes the comparison of planets?

• Contrasting Planetology

• Comparative Planetology

• Astronomy

• Interplanetary Comparison

What is the measure of the compactness of matter?

• Interplanetary Matter

• Volume

• Mass

• Density

Which are the terrestrial planets?

• Mars, Venus, Saturn, Earth

• Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Which are the jovian planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

• Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune

Which are examples of interplanetary matter?

• Planets, Satellites, Asteroids

• Asteroids, Comets, Meteors

• Meteoroids and Interplanetary dust

• Moons, Stars, Planets

What is the term for the outward flow of charged particles from the sun?

• Solar Stream

• Solar Wind

• Sun Particles

• Radiation

What is the difference between comets and meteors?

• Meteors are bigger than comets

• Meteors are smaller than comets

• Meteors are made of ice and dust, comets are made of interplanetary debris

• Meteors are made of interplanetary debris, comets are made of ice and dust

Which is NOT true about terrestrial planets?

• Close to the sun, wide orbits, small masses

• Solid surface,high density, no rings

• Few moons, predominantly rocky, small radii

• Close orbits,slower rotation, weak magnetic fields

What two elements make up most of the Jovian planets?

• Neon, Oxygen

• Helium,Hydrogen

• Oxygen, Helium

• Hydrogen,Nitrogen