Planets Pre-Test

What is not an example of an orbit?

• An asteroid traveling in the asteroid belt

• A planet spinning on its axis

• The moon going around a planet

• A planet going around the sun

What is the largest object in the solar system?

• The Sun

• Saturn

• The asteroid Ceres

• Earth

Which of these is a gas giant?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Neptune

• Mars

What is a meteor?

• Rocks that travel through space at high velocities

• Rocks that burn up in the atmosphere

• Space rocks that reach the Earth's surface

• An asteroid that has fallen out of orbit

Which of these is a terrestrial planet?

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Saturn

What are the 3 parts of a comet

• Nucleus, coma, and tail

• Rock, debris, and gas

• Stars, ions, and dust

• Atmosphere, mantle, and core

Which planet is home to the great red spot?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Saturn

Where would scientists be most likely to find an asteroid?

• Between Mercury and Venus

• Between Saturn and Uranus

• Past Neptune

• Between Mars and Jupiter

Which planet experiences a runaway greenhouse effect due to high amounts of Carbon Dioxide?

• Earth

• Venus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

Which planet has an axis of rotation that is tilted 90 degrees?

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Mars