Planets Review

Which statement best describes the geocentric model of our solar system?

• All planets revolve around the Sun.

• The Earth is located at the center of the model.

• All planets except the Earth revolve around the Sun.

• The Sun is located at the center of the model.

Which graph best illustrates the average temperatures of the planets in the solar system?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Planetary temperatures were recorded by the Voyager I space probe as it traveled from the Earth past the outer planets Jupiter,

Saturn, and Uranus before leaving the solar system. Which graph best represents the relationship between the temperature of the

planets and their distance from the Earth?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The diagram below represents a standard dark line spectrum for an element. The spectral lines of this element are observed in light

from a distant galaxy. Which diagram represents these spectral lines?

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

The presence of which atmospheric gas causes the high temperature of Venus?

• hydrogen (H2)

• carbon dioxide (CO2)

• oxygen (O2)

• nitrogen (N2)

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which gas is present in the atmospheres of Venus, Earth, and Mars, but is not present in the atmosphere of Jupiter?

• argon (Ar)

• water vapor (H2O)

• methane (CH4)

• hydrogen (H2)

Which planet has an atmosphere composed primarily of CO2 and a period of rotation greater than its period of revolution?

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus

• Mercury

A belt of asteroids is located an average distance of 503 million kilometers from the Sun. Between which two planets is this belt

located?

• Mars and Earth

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Saturn and Uranus

• Mars and Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

According to current data, the Earth is apparently the only planet in our solar system that has

• liquid water on its surface

• an orbiting moon

• an axis of rotation

• atmospheric gases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Compared to the distances between the planets of our solar system, the distances between stars are usually

• much less

• much greater

• about the same