Unit 4 The Formation of our Solar System Test Review*

The type of tide that occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon are in a straight line.

• neap

• spring

• high

• low

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The Nebular Theory is:

• A theory on how the Milky Way galaxy was formed
• A theory on how the universe was formed
• A theory on how the solar system will be destroyed
• A theory on how the solar system was formed

A nebula is:

• A cloud of ice
• A cloud of dust and gas
• A cloud of just gas
• A cloud of just dust

What forms in the middle of a spinning nebula?

• a planet

• a moon

• a star

• an asteroid

Tides on Earth are mostly caused by the pull of gravity of the _________.

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

• Earth's atmosphere

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How many low tides are there each day?

• one

• two

• three

• four

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Which of the following best describes the solar system?

• eight planets, moons, asteroids, and comets revolving around the sun

• ten planets and other objects attracted by gravity to the sun

• nine planets and their moons revolving around the sun

• nine planets, including the earth, revolving around the moon

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The asteroid belt in our solar system is located between which two planets?

• Neptune and Jupiter

• Venus and Mars

• Mars and Jupiter

• Uranus and Pluto

A small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun.

• a comet

• asteroid

• a meteor

• a star

What is the difference between the inner and outer planets?

• inner are rocky and outer are gas

• inner are gas and outer are rocky

• inner are liquid and outer are gas

• inner are icy and outer are gas