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Geology of the Solar System

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The solar system is believed to have come from a swirling dense hot cloud of dust and gas. What do you call this huge ball of dust and gas?

a)

cosmos

b)

nebula

c)

planetesimal

d)

sun

2.

Why are the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune considered gas giants? Because of their ___

a)

physical appearance

b)

chemical composition

c)

physical composition

d)

location and distance from the sun

3.
Which factor makes Earth different from all the other planets in the solar system in its ability to support life? 
a)
The Earth is exposed to rays from the sun. 
b)
The Earth has only one moon that orbits around it. 
c)
The Earth rotates in an elliptical orbit around the sun. 
d)

The Earth has water in all 3 states (solid, liquid & gas)

4.

Which planet IS considered a terrestrial planet?

a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Uranus 
d)
Neptune
5.
Which planet has the shortest orbit around the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
6.
What is the correct order of the inner planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
d)
Jupiter, Mars, Uranus, Neptune
7.

The main force at play during the formation of our solar system.

a)

strong force

b)

weak force

c)

gravity

d)

electrostatic force

8.
How old is our solar system?
a)
4.6 billion years old
b)
4.6 million years old
c)
9 billion years old
d)
4.5 million years old
9.

What do the outer planets have in common?

a)

They are much larger than Earth and made mainly of Hydrogen and Helium

b)

They are about the same size as Earth and mostly made of Hydrogen and Methane

c)

They are much larger than Earth and are mainly made of iron

d)

They are the same size as Earth and are mainly made of iron

10.
Where is the the asteroid belt located?
a)
between Earth and Mars
b)
between Mars and Jupiter
c)
between Jupiter and Saturn
d)
out beyond the orbit of Neptune
11.
What are "Kuiper Belt Objects"?
a)
rocky ice balls beyond Neptune
b)
planetoids in the main belt
c)
asteroids scattered around the solar system
d)
asteroids in between Mars and Jupiter
12.

Space based telescopes can work better than ground based telescopes because there is

a)

less interference from earth's atmosphere

b)

more interference from earth's atmosphere

13.
Venus is 
a)
closest to the sun, heavily cratered, no atmosphere
b)

the largest terrestrial planet

c)

Earth's twin, extremely hot due to a runaway greenhouse effect.

d)
red planet, seasons like Earth's, massive volcanoes
14.
What's the largest planet?
a)

Saturn

b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
15.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a ___________.
a)
canyon
b)
raging storm
c)
frozen ocean
d)
big volcano
16.
________________ spins on its side unlike the other planets which spin perpendicular to their revolutions.
a)
Neptune
b)
Earth
c)
Uranus
d)
Jupiter
17.

What is the reason for the reddish color of the Martian landscape?

a)

presence of iron oxide in its soil

b)

reflection of the light that bounce off its atmosphere

c)

existence of large sea of lava

d)

accumulation of red pigments in its plants

18.

Two planets that have more than 50 moons are

a)

Uranus and Neptune

b)

Jupiter and Saturn

c)

Mars and Jupiter

d)

Saturn and Uranus

19.

Why did the lighter elements stay within the Gas Giants?

a)

Just because the solar wind does not affect these planets

b)

Because they less dense

c)

Because the solar wind does not affect these planets AND their own gravity is strong enough

d)

Just because their own gravity is strong enough

20.

a small rocky body orbiting the sun, ranging from the size of a small house to dust particles

a)

nebula

b)

terrestrial planets

c)

collision

d)

asteroids

21.

the galaxy of which the sun and the solar system are a part and which contains millions and million of other stars that create the light we see at night

a)

Andromeda galaxy

b)

solar nebula

c)

helium

d)

Milky Way galaxy

22.

What is this image trying to demonstrate?

a)

how the moon is believed to have formed.

b)

The Big Bang

c)

how impact craters form

d)

how the solar system formed

23.

We can determine the temperature and composition of distant objects by analyzing

a)

infrared energy emitted

b)

microwave radiation

c)

the density of the atmosphere

d)

gravitation force

24.

Which of these is not a feature of a typical impact crater?

a)

rim

b)

central uplift

c)

rays

d)

mare

25.

What feature is shown as #3?

a)

ejecta

b)

floor

c)

central uplift

d)

rays

26.

The darker regions of the moon are called ___ because people thought they may be seas or oceans.

a)

sal

b)

lunar highlands

c)

mare

d)

far side

27.

The phases of the Moon occur because

a)

It passes through Earth's shadow

b)

one side always faces Earth

c)

it rotates

d)

it orbits Earth every 29.5 days

28.

The lunar highlands of the Moon are lighter than the maria because they are composed of

a)

feldspar minerals

b)

granite

c)

basalt

d)

iron oxide

29.

Which of these is NOT a name of one of the Galilean moons?

a)

Io

b)

Triton

c)

Callisto

d)

Ganymede

30.

This Galilean moon is the most volcanically active object in the solar system.

a)

Io

b)

Europa

c)

Ganymed

d)

Callisto

31.

Saturn's amazingly stunning rings are composed of

a)

water vapor, like clouds

b)

hydrogen and helium

c)

various sized icy rocks

d)

methane

32.

This photo shows ___, Saturn's largest moon that is believed to have a solid surface and a nitrogen rich atmosphere.

a)

Europa

b)

Miranda

c)

Enceladus

d)

Titan

33.

Saturn's moon Europa is the only moon in the solar system that is also tectonically active.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Which gas giant is shown here?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

35.

Which gas is responsible for Neptune and Uranus' blue color?

a)

sulfur dioxide

b)

methane

c)

helium

d)

xenon

36.

Which of these is NOT a rover that has contributed a wealth of geologic information about Mars?

a)

Spirit

b)

Opportunity

c)

Curiosity

d)

Voyager

37.

Identify this famous geologic feature on Mars.

a)

Valles Marineris

b)

Condor Chasm

c)

Olympus Mons

d)

Victoria Crater

38.

Identify this other famous geologic feature of Mars.

a)

Valles Marineris

b)

Condor Chasm

c)

Olympus Mons

d)

Victoria Crater

39.

What do these spherical shaped rocks called Martian "blueberries" suggest to planetary geologists?

a)

evidence of ancient martian plants

b)

evidence of erosion by liquid water

c)

evidence of glaciation

d)

evidence of a volcanic eruption

40.

Which planet was hit by the Shoemaker-Levy comet in 1994?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

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