Intro to the Solar System

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Objects in the Kuiper belt

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lie beyond the orbit of Neptune, and close to the ecliptic

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Asteroids and meteoroids have a(n) _____ composition. Comets have a(n) ____ composition.

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rocky, icy

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The Jovian planets

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all have rings around their equators

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What is true about solar system densities?

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Denser planets lie closer to the Sun

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Planets orbit the Sun on the

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ecliptic

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All of the following are correct about the motion of the planets EXCEPT:

• most orbit above the Sun's equator
• all revolutions are counterclockwise
• orbits of most planets are almost circular
• most planets move in the Earth's equatorial plane

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most planets move in the Earth's equatorial plane

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What is true about the densities of the Jovian and terrestrial planets?

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Terrestrials are more dense than any of the Jovians.

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Planetary orbits

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are slightly elongated, almost circular

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Terrestrial planets are

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Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus

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Terrestrial planets

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have weak magnetic fields