ESS Solar System Exam Review

The inner and outer planets are, in order from the Sun...

• Inner: Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth. Outer: Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

• Inner: Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury. Outer: Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune

• Inner: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. Outer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Inner: Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars. Outer: Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter

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The force of gravity between objects depends on their ____ and ____.

• Mass; the distance between them

• density; kinetic energy

• size; gravitational potential energy

• volume; their acceleration

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Evidence for liquid water on Mars in the past include...

• the current presence of polar ice

• minerals known to precipitate from water

• water-eroded canyons

• All of these choices

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Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system is on planet ____ and is a ___ volcano

• Mars; sheild

• Mars; composite

• Venus; composite

• Venus; shield

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Why is Venus the hottest planet?

• it spins the fastest

• it is closest to the Sun

• it has a powerful greenhouse effect

• it has the most internal heat.

Which planet has an atmosphere that is thin, mostly carbon dioxide and only a small greenhouse effect

• Earth

• Venus

• Mars

• Mercury

Uranus and Neptune appear blue because...

• they are covered in blue oceans

• they are covered by blue algae

• their methane filters out red light

• they are composed of solid water ice

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Which moon of Saturn highly resembles a cold early Earth

• Thor

• Galileo

• Cassini

• Titan

When Galileo looked through his telescope, he was able to observe...

• Neptune and Uranus' rings

• Four moons of Jupiter

• Four moons of Saturn

• All of these choices

Which of the following are classified as dwarf planets?

• Makemake

• Eris

• Pluto

• All of these Choices

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