Ch 13 Questions

Is pluto still considered a planet?

• Yes, becaues it orbits the sun

• No, because it does not clear matter from its orbital zone

• Yes, because it is spherical

• No, because it does not orbit the sun

What is true about Jupiter?

• Jupiter has the same mass as Earth

• Jupiter has a mass much greater than Earth

• Jupiter has a mass much less than Earth

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True or False: Terrestiral planets are small and made primarily of gas and the giant planets are big made primarily of rock.

• True

• False

What is the correct order for the planets from the Sun out?

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

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

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

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

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What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury

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Meterorites are remnants of asteroids or comets that survive the trip through Earth's atmosphere to strike the surface. Where do most come from?

• the Moon

• interstellar space

• the Asteroid Belt

• Jupiter

Select all the options that are true about asteroids.

• Are varied in size up to 1,000km

• Can be found in a belt

• Mostly located between Earth and Mars

• They are believed to be clumps of matter that were prevented from forming a planet by the gravitational pull of Jupiter.

True or False: The leading theory for the origin of Earth’s Moon is that it was formed from an impact with a large object and Earth.

• True

• False

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Choose the true statements about comets.

• They have a solid nucleus and coma of gas

• Called "dirty snowballs"

• Made up of frozen water, carbon dioxide, ammonia, and methane with dusty rocky bits.

• Can have two types of tails: ionized gasses or duse

• Tail points towards the sun.

is the closest planet to the sun.