Planets and Moons Test

What is the name of our galaxy?

• Ganymede Galaxy

• Milky way Galaxy

• Callisto Galaxy

• Oberon Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the correct order of the planets?

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

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

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

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

What is a terrestrial planet?

• A planet that has high density rocky

• A planet that humans have set foot on

• A planet that has low density and is made of gases

• A planet that no human has ever set foot on

What is a gas giant planet?

• A planet that is made out of silicate rocky material

• A planet that can hold life

• A planet with high density and is made of rock

• A planet with low density and that is made of gases

What two elements are gas giants mostly composed of?

• Hydrogen and Argon

• Methane and Hydrogen

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Nitrogen and Helium

What makes magnetic fields important to planets?

• It helps protect planets from harmful levels of solar radiation

• It helps to keep the Carbon in their atmosphere

• It helps to deflect any asteroids/comets

• It helps to keep Hydrogen and Helium in their atmospheres

What categorizes a dwarf planet?

• Has not been impacted by asteroids/comets

• Something that has a lower density than Earth

• Something smaller than Mars

• Has not cleared surrounding areas of material

Who coined the term "Dwarf planet"?

• Mendel

• Galileo Galilei

• William Herschel

• Alan Stern

What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?

• Neptune

• Venus

• Mars

• Earth