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The Solar System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The scientist who first used a telescope to make discoveries that support the heliocentric model was

a)

Galileo

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Copernicus

d)

Brahe

2.

The flash of light produced when a meteoroid passes through earth's atmosphere

a)

meteor

b)

meteorite

c)

comet

d)

asteroid

3.

A _______________ is a meteoroid that passes through Earth's atmosphere and hits the Earth's Surface.

a)

meteor

b)

meteorite

c)

comet

d)

asteroid

4.

The four terrestrial planets all have

a)

large size

b)

deep atmospheres

c)

rocky surfaces

d)

hot temperatures

5.

A stream of particles that extends outward from the sun's corona is called

a)

a sun spot

b)

chromosphere

c)

prominences

d)

solar winds

6.

The planet Venus is similar to Earth in its

a)

rotation

b)

atmosphere

c)

surface temperature

d)

density and internal structure

7.

What are the three "Goldilocks conditions"(select all that apply)

a)

liquid water

b)

appropriate temperature range

c)

favorable atmosphere

d)

polar ice caps

e)

rocky surfaces

8.

The__________is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

a)

Oort cloud

b)

asteroid belt

c)

Kuiper belt

d)

photosphere

9.

A loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles that typically has a long, narrow orbit.

a)

asteriod

b)

planet

c)

meteroid

d)

comet

10.

__________ are loops of gas on the sun that link different parts of sun pot regions

a)

prominences

b)

solar flares

c)

solar winds

d)

Auroras

11.

In the sun's convection zone, hot gases rise and move energy towards the sun's surface

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A geocentric model of planets is sun-centered

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The sun's energy comes from nuclear fusion

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Asteroids are rocky objects that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Solar Flares are eruptions that occur when gas on the surface of the sun becomes extremely hot

a)

True

b)

False