Solar System Test Review 24-25

What determines where the habitable zone is located for each star?

• The size of the star

• The size of the planet

• The age of the star

• How many planets are in the solar system

What would likely be the average temperature of a planet that is "Earth distance" away from the Sun?

• 220°F

• -67°F

• -330°F

• 57°F

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Why is the Earth's atmosphere important to sustaining life on Earth? Choose two correct answers.

• It is where Earth's satellites orbit.

• It influences meteorological events such as storms.

• It shields the Earth from the Sun's UV radiation and keeps the planet warm.

• It is where celestial objects that enter Earth's atmosphere burn up before hitting the surface.

A planet in our solar system that is further out from the sun than earth might be ____________ for life to exist.

• Too hot

• Too wet

• Too cold

• Too oxygenated

Where is the asteroid belt located?

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Beyond Pluto

• Around the Sun

• Between Earth and Mars

If there were absolutely no gravitational force acting on the moon, what would most likely happen?

• The moon would quickly crash into the Earth

• It would continue at a constant speed in a straight line through space

• The moon would still orbit Earth as it does now

• The moon would have no inertia and thus would remain stationary, at a fixed distance from Earth

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Jupiter is MUCH larger than earth. What is a plausible explanation as to why Jupiter has multiple moons while Earth only has one?

• Jupiter is closer to the Sun and can move faster than the Earth allowing it to have the ability to gather comets for moons.

• The gas that makes up Jupiter creates a friction in space which causes material to develop near it, making new moons.

• Jupiter is a larger planet that Earth and has a larger gravitational attraction. This causes other objects to orbit it from a greater distance.

• The large moons orbiting around Jupiter trap comets that are orbiting nearby and helps them form into smaller moons.

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Imagine a newly discovered solar system and all of the planets are about the same size. Based on the orbits of the planets, which object is affected the least by the gravitation of its star?

• There is no way for us to know without visiting that solar system

• The planet that is the shortest distance from the star

• The planet that is the greatest distance from the star

• They all have equal amounts of gravitational pull.

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Which TWO answers are true statements about the Earth, Sun, and Moon?

• The gravitational pull of the Earth causes the Sun to orbit around it.

• The gravitational pull of the Sun causes the Earth to orbit around it.

• The gravitational pull of the Earth causes the Moon to orbit around it.

• The gravitational pull of the Moon causes the Earth to orbit around it.

• The gravitational pull of the Sun causes the Earth and Moon to orbit around it.

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What keeps the planets in orbit in our solar system?

• gravity from the Sun

• gravity from the Moon

• gravity between planets

• gravity from Earth

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