ES Quiz 3 NV

Which planet would float if it could be placed in water?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Saturn

• Pluto

Which member of the solar system has an equatorial diameter of 3.48 x 10³ km?

• Moon

• Earth

• Sun

• Pluto

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The planets known as the "gas giants" include Jupiter, Uranus, and

• Pluto

• Saturn

• Mars

• Earth

A black hole is a celestial feature believed to have a mass millions of times the mass of our Sun and a diameter less than the diameter of Earth. An object of such high mass and small volume would have

• a very low density

• a very high density

• an elliptical orbit with the Sun at one focal point

• an elliptical orbit with the Earth at one focal point

Which list shows four planets of the solar system in order from smallest to largest?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

• Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune Uranus

• Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Sun's position in space is best described as the approximate center of

• a constellation

• the universe

• the Milky Way Galaxy

• our solar system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Compared to the average density of the terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars), the average density of the Jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) is

• less

• greater

• the same

Three planets that are relatively large, gaseous, and low density are

• Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn

• Venus, Jupiter, and Neptune

• Mars, Jupiter and Uranus

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus

The diagram represents particles of the same type of sedimentary rock material collected from a streambed. The diagrams are drawn to actual size. Particle A has a density of 2.7 grams per cubic centimeter and a volume of 15.0 cubic centimeter. What is the mass of this particle?

• 5.5 g

• 15.0 g

• 40.5 g

• 109.3 g

The diagram shows a portion of the solar system. Which of the following planets has the lowest average density?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars