Planets and Other Bodies in the Solar System

            Which of the following is NOT considered a terrestrial-planet?

• Mars

• Venus

• Neptune

• Mercury

The largest of the terrestrial planets is

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Mars

• Uranus

Which of the following is one difference between the way terrestrial planets and Jovian planets formed?

• The terrestrial planets formed only from bits of ice.

• The Jovian planets formed only from bits of ice.

• The terrestrial planets formed only from metals and silicate minerals.

• The Jovian planets formed only from metals and silicateminerals.

How does the diameter of the terrestrial and Jovian planets compare?

• The diameters of the Jovian planets are much larger.

• The diameters of the terrestrial planets are much larger.

• All but one of the terrestrial planets have diameters about equal to the diameters of the Jovian planets.

• All but one of the Jovian planets have diameters about-equal to the diameters of the terrestrial planets.

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The fact that Mercury has no atmosphere is evidence that it

• reflects almost all of the sunlight that strikes it.

• is composed almost entirely of gases.

• is much farther from the sun than it appears.

• reflects a small percentage of the sunlight that strikes it.

One reason that life as we know it is unlikely to exist on Venus is because

• the surface temperature is too high.

• the surface temperature is too low.

• the surface has too much ice covering it.

• there is no atmosphere.

Which planet has the lowest surface temperature of any planet and an atmosphere comprised mostly of nitrogen?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

Most asteroids lie between the orbits of

• Jupiter and Saturn.

• Mars and Jupiter.

• Jupiter and Neptune.

• Mars and Earth.

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Which of the following is true about asteroids?

• Asteroids rarely pass close to Earth.

• Asteroids never actually collide with planetary bodies.

• Recent impact craters on the moon were likely caused by asteroids.

• Most asteroids are no larger than a grain of sand.

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Which of the following is true about comets?

• The orbits of comets do not take them past the Jovian planets.

• Comets are held together by frozen gases.

• All comets have long tails made of vaporizing gases.

• The Oort cloud of comets is found between Neptune and Pluto.