Chap 5 - Planets

__________________ is the only planet that has liquid water and an atmosphere that is breathable by mammals.

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Earth

• Jupiter

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The order of the planets that orbit our Sun is:

• Mars,Venus,Earth,

  Mercury,Saturn

  Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth,Venus,Mars

  Jupiter, Neptune,

  Mercury,Saturn,

  Uranus

• Mercury,Venus,Earth

  Mars,Jupiter,

  Saturn,Uranus

  Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

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Which of the following statements is correct?

• Pluto was once classified as a dwarf planet, but is now classified as a main planet

• Pluto was never classified as a planet by the International Astronomers Union

• Pluto has always been considered a planet though it was a dim speck among the stars

• Pluto was once considered a planet, but lost its status because it could not clear the neighborhood around its orbit.

The terrestrial planets have hard surfaces with mountains, craters, and volcanoes. What are the four terrestrial (inner) planets?

• Earth, Uranus, Mercury, Venus

• Mercury Venus Earth Saturn

• Mars, Earth , Mercury, Venus

• Mars, Earth, Neptune, Mercury

the Jovian, or Jupiter-like, planets are of a greater distance from the sun. What are the outer planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune

• Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Uranus

• Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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Which planets are made of solid surfaces and rocky cores?

• terrestrial

• gas giants

• outer planets

• jovian

What has NASA sent to Mars to roam around and take pictures?

• Rovers

• asteroid belt

• Wall-E

• space probe

Which planet has a significant amount of methane and sits on its side as it orbits the Sun?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Name the rocky planets where mountains and craters exist.

• Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus

• Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune

• Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

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Which of the planets listed is positioned closest to the sun?

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus

• Mercury