Unit 2 Test Review

The earth is located between which 2 planets?

• Jupiter & Saturn
• Mercury & Venus
• Venus & Mars
• Saturn and Uranus

What planet has the Great Red Spot?

• Mercury
• Jupiter
• Venus
• Neptune

Whats the fourth closest planet to the sun?

• Mars
• Earth
• Jupiter
• Uranus

What is the closest planet to the Sun?

• Mercury
• Mars
• Venus
• Earth 

Which of the following planets is farthest from the Sun?

• Mars
• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth 

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How do scientists believe gravity influenced the formation of the planets in our solar system?

• A large cloud of gas and dust ignited into a planet.

• Gravity pulled the planets out of the Sun.

• A large explosion created the planets.

• Large pieces of debris clumped together to form planets.

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What are the steps of the Nebular Theory?

• Step 1: A tiny point rapidly expanded

  Step 2: Helium was compressed into stars

  Step 3: The stars explode and turn into planets

• Step 1: Gravity pulled together atoms in a nebula

  Step 2: Nuclear fusion occurred and a star is born

  Step 3: Smaller clumps around the star formed into planets

• Step 1: The solar system formed because of the Big Bang

  Step 2: Our solar system was the first one

  Step 3: Dark energy is pushing other solar systems away

• Step 1: Gaseous planets will orbit the Sun slower

  Step 2: Rocky planets will orbit the Sun faster

  Step 3: The Sun will vaporize all the inner planets

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The ____  are the four planets closest to the Sun

• outer planets

• gas giants

• inner planets

• larger

The outer planets are ____  than the inner planets, 

• smallest

• larger

• slower

• rocky

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The outer planets are also called ________.

• terrestrial planets

• larger planets

• gas giants

• farthest planets