Touring Our Solar System Test

Which of the following is NOT a Jovian planet?

• Earth

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

The most obvious difference between the terrestrial and the Jovian planets is

• color

• size

• orbital velocity

• length of day

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the Jovian planets?

• large size

• composed mainly of gasses and ices

• thin atmospheres

• located beyond the orbit of Mars

In an astronomical sense, which of the following is NOT considered an ice?

• water

• carbon dioxide

• hydrogen

• ammonia

The formation of the solar system from a huge cloud of dust and gases is called the

• protoplanet theory

• nebular theory

• planetesimal theory

• solar theory

Which of the following is NOT considered part of the solar system?

• terrestrial planets

• Jovian planets

• galaxies

• sun

The Jovian planets contain a large percentage of the gases

• nitrogen and argon

• hydrogen and helium

• oxygen and nitrogen

• hydrogen and oxygen

Which of the following is proportionally more abundant on terrestrial planets than on Jovian planets?

• hydrogen

• silicate minerals

• methane

• ammonia ice

Which planet shows evidence of water erosion?

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mercury