TPO 16-3 Planets in Our Solar System

According to the passage, each of the following statements comparing terrestrial planets with Jovian planets is true EXCEPT:

• Terrestrial planets travel in a different direction than Jovian planets do.

• Terrestrial planets have smaller diameters than Jovian planets.

• Terrestrial planets are closer to the Sun than Jovian planets.

• Terrestrial planets have smaller masses than Jovian planets.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The word markedly in the passage is closest in meaning to

• Noticeably

• Consistently

• Typically

• Essentially

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Paragraph 4 mentions which of the following as a reason why terrestrial planets are dense?

• They are made up of three groups of substances.

• They contain relatively small amounts of water.

• They are composed mainly of rocky and metallic materials.

• They contain more ice than Jovian planets.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Paragraph 4 supports each of the following statements about Saturn EXCEPT:

• It is less dense than any of the terrestrial planets.

• It contains no rocky material.

• It contains a large percentage of gases.

• It contains ices.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The word meager in the passage is closest in meaning to

• Unique

• Thin

• Complex

• Rich

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

According to paragraph 5, which of the following statements is true of both Jovian and terrestrial planets?

• The thicker the atmosphere, the smaller the planet’s mass

• The more varied the gases in the atmosphere, the higher the temperature

• The higher the surface gravity, the higher the escape velocity

• The less the atmosphere contributes to the total mass, the lower the temperature

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

According to paragraph 5, what is a major reason that Jovian planets have much thicker atmospheres than terrestrial planets do?

• Jovian planets’ gas molecules have higher average speeds

• Jovian planets have lower escape velocities

• Jovian planets have lower temperatures

• Jovian planets have lower surface gravities

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Paragraph 5 supports which of the following statements about the ability of planets to retain gases?

• Planets are more likely to retain heavy gases than light gases.

• Only terrestrial planets have been able to retain carbon dioxide.

• More-massive planets are less able to retain gases than less-massive ones.

• Jovian planets are unlikely to retain the lightest gases.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In calling the cloud of gas and dust from which the Sun and all the planets are thought to have condensed 'primordial,' the author means that the cloud was

• Present at the very beginning of our solar system's formation

• Immense in size

• Composed of similar particles

• Created from a great variety of different materials

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The word eventually in the passage is closest in meaning to

• Certainly

• Long ago

• Over time

• Simply

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4