The Solar System

Why do we always see the same side of the moon

• It rotates about its axis at the same rate that it orbits the Earth

• It goes through a series of phases

• The moon does not rotate

• The moon changes positions

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The counterclockwise spin of a planet as seen from it's north pole

• prograde rotation

• retrograde rotation

Most planets including Earth have what type of rotation?

• prograde

• retrograde

What is required for life?

• A light source and liquid water

• oxygen and water

• an energy source and liquid water

• an energy source and oxygen

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What composition makes up the atmosphere of Uranus and Neptune

• A thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide

• a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide

• hydrogen and helium

• hydrogen, helium, and some methane

Which planet is the farthest planet from the sun?

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

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Which planet is the largest and has the most mass in the solar system?

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Earth

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Which planet has the most mass of the terrestrial planets?

• Earth

• Venus

• Mars

• Mercury

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Which planet has the highest surface temperature in the solar system?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

• Jupiter

Which characteristic describes terrestrial planets?

• rotate slowly

• orbit farthest from the sun

• no solid surface

• multiple moons