Quiz about UNIT 7: Solar System Quiz

Question 1

Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Earth

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Saturn

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Neptune

Question 2

Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Venus

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Mars

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Earth

Question 3

Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Mercury

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Mars

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Jupiter

Question 4

Which planet has the strongest gravity in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Earth

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Saturn

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Neptune

Question 5

Which planet has the slowest spin/longest day in the solar system?

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Venus

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Mars

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Jupiter

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Saturn

Question 6

Which planet has the most moons?

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Jupiter

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Mars

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Saturn

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Neptune

Question 7

Which planet has liquid water?

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Earth

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Mars

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Venus

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Mercury

Question 8

Which inner planet has polar ice caps made of carbon dioxide and water ice?

Accepted Answer

Mars

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Earth

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Venus

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Mercury

Question 9

Which planet is known for its Great Red Spot the size of Earth?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Saturn

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Neptune

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Uranus

Question 10

Which inner planet rotates in the opposite direction of most planets?

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Mars

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Earth

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Mercury

Question 11

Which inner planet has the largest temperature difference between day and night?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Venus

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Earth

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Mars

Question 12

What type of celestial body is primarily made of ice and dust?

Accepted Answer

Comet

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Asteroid

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Meteoroid

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Meteorite

Question 13

Which planet theoretically formed first?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Saturn

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Neptune

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Uranus

Question 14

Which planet has the longest year/largest revolution?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

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Uranus

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Saturn

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Jupiter

Question 15

A region between Mars and Jupiter containing rocky bodies

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Asteroid Belt

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Kuiper Belt

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Oort Cloud

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Comet

Question 16

What is the primary difference between a meteor and a meteorite?

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A meteor enters Earth's atmosphere; a meteorite lands on Earth

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A meteor is a rock in space; a meteorite is an icy body in the solar system

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A meteor is a large asteroid; a meteorite is a smaller piece of it

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They are the same thing

Question 17

What are the 3 IAU requirements of a planet? (Bubble all that apply.)

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It orbits the Sun/Star

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It has cleared its neighborhood of objects

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It must have enough gravity to be round

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It has a moon

Question 18

The planets in order are as follows:

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

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Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Question 19

Formations that consist of Hydrogen, Helium, and dust and are found between stars in which we believe our Solar System was theoretically formed by the collapse of?

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Interstellar clouds

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Stars

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Other Solar Systems

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Planets

Question 20

The Sun is composed primarily of:

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Hydrogen and Helium

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Carbon and Oxygen

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Iron and Nickel

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Methane and Ammonia

Question 21

How does the mass of a planet affect its gravity?

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Larger mass = stronger gravity

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Mass has no effect on gravity

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Gravity only depends on distance from the Sun

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Larger mass = weaker gravity

Question 22

What is the primary composition of asteroids?

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Rock and Metal

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Hydrogen and Helium

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Ice and Dust

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Gases

Question 23

Which planets have no moons?

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Mercury and Venus

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Earth and Jupiter

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Pluto and Neptune

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Neptune and Uranus

Question 24

How did Galileo's discovery of the four moons that orbit Jupiter support the heliocentric model?

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The moons were orbiting another planet, thus not everything orbits Earth

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The telescope he used showed everything

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It proved the existence of other celestial objects

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It proved Earth was not the only planet with a moon

Question 25

In the image to the right, what is labeled as U?

Accepted Answer

Earth

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Mercury

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Saturn

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Neptune

Question 26

The Great Red Spot on Jupiter and the Great Dark Spot on Neptune are actually:

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Huge storms

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Ring systems

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Magnetic fields

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A water vortex

Question 27

What are Dwarf planets?

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Celestial bodies lacking certain criteria to be classified as planets

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Short planets

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Happy, Grumpy, & Sleepy planets

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Sneezy, Doc, and Bashful planets

Question 28

What land feature is sometimes made when a meteorite lands on earth?

Accepted Answer

Crater

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Volcano

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Mountain

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Lake

Question 29

The light caused when a meteor crosses the sky is caused by what?

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Friction

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Compaction

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Glowing star dust

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Tinkerbell

Question 30

In the image to the right, what is labeled with X?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

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Coma

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Ion Tail

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Dust Tail

Question 31

What determines the elemental composition or the types of planets that form in different parts of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Temperature gradient

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Gravitational forces

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Rotation speed

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Distance from neighboring stars

Question 32

Which planet is the largest?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Saturn

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Uranus

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Neptune

Question 33

What planet is known as the red planet because of its red looking surface?

Accepted Answer

Mars

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Earth

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Saturn

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Uranus

Question 34

What is this planet called?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Mars

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Venus

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Neptune

Question 35

What is the name of this planet?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

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Venus

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Jupiter

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Mars

Question 36

The outer planets in order from the sun.

Accepted Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter

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Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

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Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn

Question 37

In the year 3000, humans have colonized many planets. Among these, ___ is the largest planet in our solar system. (2.0)

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Earth

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Saturn

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Mercury

Question 38

Which planet is the largest?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Saturn

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Uranus

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Neptune

UNIT 7: Solar System Quiz

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