Quiz about Unit 09: 4.5/4.6 Planets & Solar System

Question 1

Which of the following statements is true about the rotation of planets?

Accepted Answer

Planets rotate on their axes.

Answer

Planets rotate around the sun.

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Planets do not rotate.

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Planets rotate around the moon.

Question 2

What is the correct order of the first four (terrestrial) planets from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

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Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth

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Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus

Question 3

Which planet is known for having a prominent ring system?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

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Earth

Answer

Mars

Answer

Venus

Question 4

How does the size of the sun compare to the planets?

Accepted Answer

The sun is larger than all the planets.

Answer

The sun is smaller than all the planets.

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The sun is about the same size as Earth.

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The sun is the same size as Jupiter.

Question 5

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Venus

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Jupiter

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Saturn

Question 6

What is the primary reason planets revolve around the sun?

Accepted Answer

The sun's gravitational pull

Answer

The sun's magnetic field

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The sun's light

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The sun's heat

Question 7

Which planet is the largest in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Earth

Answer

Mars

Answer

Saturn

Question 8

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Answer

Venus

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Earth

Answer

Mars

Question 9

How long does it take for Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

365 days

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30 days

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12 hours

Question 10

Which planet is known for its Great Red Spot?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Mars

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Saturn

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Neptune

Question 11

Which of the following is true about the size of Earth compared to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Earth is much smaller than the sun.

Answer

Earth is larger than the sun.

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Earth is about the same size as the sun.

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Earth is the same size as Jupiter.

Question 12

Which planet is known for having the most moons?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Earth

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Mars

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Saturn

Question 13

The interactions and orientations of the sun, Earth, and moon, lead to -

Accepted Answer

phases of the moon

Accepted Answer

seasons

Accepted Answer

eclipses

Accepted Answer

Tides

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net force

Question 14

What causes the seasons on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun

Answer

The distance between the Earth and the Sun

Answer

The Earth rotating on its axis

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The Moon's orbit around the Earth

Question 15

Earth's axial tilt causes the sun's rays to hit the Earth's surface at difference angles. Direct rays are more intense causing -

Accepted Answer

higher temperatures.

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lower temperatures.

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tides.

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no change.

Question 16

The phases of the moon are caused by -

Accepted Answer

the reflection of sunlight off the moon's surface.

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the motion of the ocean.

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static electricity.

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net force.

Question 17

Look at the picture. Which season would Earth be experiencing at point C?

Accepted Answer

Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 18

How far is Earth from the sun?

Accepted Answer

over 92 million miles

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5 miles

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75 thousand miles

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1000 miles

Question 19

Approximately how old is the sun?

Accepted Answer

4.6 billion years

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110 million years

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100 years

Answer

9 million years

Question 20

Select all the statements that are TRUE about the Earth's moon.

Accepted Answer

It is a small rocky satellite.

Accepted Answer

It is 1/4 the diameter of Earth.

Accepted Answer

It has no atmosphere or water.

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It can support life.

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It provides it's own light.

Question 21

How long does it take the earth to rotate once?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

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12 hours

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20 hours

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36 hours

Question 22

What is the center of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

sun

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moon

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earth

Answer

Jupiter

Question 23

The bulges that occur in the Earth's oceans are called ______ _______.

Accepted Answer

high tides

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low waters

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low tides

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big dips

Question 24

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

Accepted Answer

The equator always receives direct sunlight.

Answer

The equator rotates slower than the poles.

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The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

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The equator has 18 hour days.

Question 25

How long does it take Earth to make one revolution around the sun?

Accepted Answer

365 1/4 days

Answer

28 1/2 days

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24 hours

Answer

1 month

Question 26

What are three major factors of Earth that make life possible?

Accepted Answer

air

Accepted Answer

water

Accepted Answer

distance from the sun

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oceans

Question 27

The solar system is a set of interrelated and interdependent elements that are connected through -

Accepted Answer

the flow of matter and energy.

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constant weather patterns.

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unchanging landforms.

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random movements of stars.

Question 28

Which planet has a thin atmosphere, is heavily cratered, and looks similar to Earth's moon?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Answer

Venus

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Question 29

Which planet is similar to Earth in size and mass and has a permanent blanket of clouds that traps thermal energy, causing high temperatures?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Answer

Pluto

Answer

Mars

Answer

Mercury

Question 30

Which planet has a thin atmosphere with a vast network of canyons and riverbeds and is known for it's red color?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Jupiter

Question 31

Which planet spins on its side, has a large atmosphere, is very cold and four times the size of Earth?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Neptune

Question 32

Which planet is very cold and appears blue due to it's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Uranus

Question 33

The diagram below shows one way to model the Solar System. What is a limitation of this model?

Accepted Answer

It does not correctly show the relative distance of each planet from the Sun.

Answer

It does not correctly show the order of the planets.

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It does not include all of the major planets in the Solar System.

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It does not correctly show the relative sizes of the planets.

Unit 09: 4.5/4.6 Planets & Solar System

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