Chapter 28 Test Review

What force draws the matter in an interstellar cloud together to form a star?

• electric

• gravity

• magnetism

• friction

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following correctly orders planets by decreasing day length

• Venus, Earth, Jupiter

• Earth, Jupiter, Venus

• Jupiter, Earth, Venus

• Venus, Jupiter, Earth

What is the main reason why Venus' surface is so hot?

• the large number of volcanoes on Venus

• the very efficient greenhouse effect on Venus

• the extremely fast rotation of Venus

• the great amount of water on Venus

Which of the following is one of the characteristics an object MUST have to be classified as a dwarf planet by the IAU?

• a solid surface

• at least one moon

• a spherical shape

• a head and at least one tail

Which two planets are separated by a distance of 1.13 AU?

• Mercury and Mars

• Mars and Venus

• Earth and Mercury

• Mars and Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Use the data in the table to calculate the difference between the greatest and least density of the planets in the solar system.

• 4.83 g/cm³

• 5.17 g/cm³

• 6.21 g/cm³

• 5.83 g/cm³

Which correctly identifies the location of the asteroid belt?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following should be added to the column for Zone 2 in this table showing the three-zone classification system for objects in the solar system?

• Pluto

• Earth

• Eris

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Bodies of interplanetary debris that orbit the Sun, with most in the area between Mars and Jupiter, are called ______.

• meteors

• comets

• asteroids

• meteorites

Small, icy bodies that have highly eccentric orbits and can be found in the Oort cloud or the Kuiper belt are called ______.

• meteors

• comets

• asteroids

• meteorites