Review: Space Quiz Sections 1-3

Which of the following describes the solar system the best?

• planets and smaller bodies that orbit Earth

• planets and smaller bodies that orbit the Sun

• stars and planets that orbit a galaxy

• stars and smaller bodies that orbit planets

An AU is the average distance between

• Pluto and the Sun

• Pluto and Mercury

• Earth and the Sun

• Earth and its Moon

Which of these best describes the distance between relationships among the planets in our solar system?

• The inner planets are closer together than the outer planets

• The outer planets are closer together than the inner planets

• Each planet is approximately 10 AU from the planet before it

• Each of the inner planets is more than 1 AU from the Sun, and each of the outer planets is more than 10 AU from the Sun

How would you describe the orbits of the planets, asteroids, and comets?

• They form spheres within spheres around the Sun.

• All are long, oval shapes, each in a different plane

• All form perfectly round circles around the center

• All are ellipses, some more flattened or stretched than others.

Which of the inner planets has two moons and is referred t as 'The Red Planet'?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Which planet is known for having the Great Red Spot, a violent storm?

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Mars

Chunks of ice orbiting a gas giant's equator are called

• moons

• comets

• asteroids

• rings

Uranus and Neptune are both blue-ish in color. This is due to this common gas in their atmospheres:

• oxygen

• carbon

• methane

• sulfur

Which of the following is not a major type of galaxy?

• spiral

• elliptical

• circular

• irregular

Which of the following hits Earth's surface, making it different from a meteor.

• asteroid

• comet

• meteorite

• meteoroid