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WorksheetsOur Solar System
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 34mins
Earth is a _____ planet.
Jovian
Terrestrial
Jovian
Minor Planet
Jupiter is a ________ planet.
Terrestrial
Minor Planet
Jovian Planet
Asteroid
What makes life possible on Earth
atmosphere
right temperature
water
all answers are correct
Craters show that planets are formed from smaller objects in space coming together. This occurs through:
Accretion
Fusion
Collapse
Massive Bulge
How did the bits of dust and gas that eventually formed the solar system behave while falling into orbit around each other?
They collided and went spiraling in opposite directions.
They expanded as they were pulled farther apart and eventually cooled.
They created new gases that caused them to cool after interacting with each other.
They ran into each other and stuck together due to gravitational and other forces.
Where would you expect to find a planet that is small, dense, and rocky?
close to the sun
outside of the sun's gravitational pull
far away from the sun
close to the gas planets
Where in our solar system would you expect to find a planet that is mostly made of gas?
very close to the sun
outside of the sun's gravitational pull
very far from the sun
very close to other planets
How does the diameter of the terrestrial and Jovian planets compare?
The diameters of the Jovian planets are much larger.
The diameters of the terrestrial planets are much larger.
All but one of the terrestrial planets have diameters about equal to the diameters of the Jovian planets.
All but one of the Jovian planets have diameters about-equal to the diameters of the terrestrial planets.
