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2nd Nine Weeks Study Guide CS

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 2hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What planet is this?

(Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus)

(a)  

2.

What planet is this?

(Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus)

(a)  

3.

What planet is this?

(Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus)

(a)  

4.

What planet is this?

(Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus)

(a)  

5.

What planet is this?

(Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus)

(a)  

6.

What planet is this?

(Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus)

(a)  

7.

What planet is this?

(Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus)

(a)  

8.

What is this?



(a)  

9.

Point to a galaxy

A
B
C
D
10.

Point to a comet

A
B
11.

Point to a constellation

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
12.

Point to Jupiter

A
B
C
D
E
13.

Point to Neptune

A
B
C
D
E
14.

Point to Saturn

A
B
C
D
E
15.

Point to Uranus

A
B
C
D
E
16.

Point to Mercury

A
B
C
D
E
17.

Point to Mars

A
B
C
D
E
18.

Point to Earth

A
B
C
D
E
19.

Point to Venus

A
B
C
D
E
20.

Organize these planets into the right categories

Categorize the following

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Inner Planets
Outer Planets
21.

​ (a)   is a rocky planet. It is the smallest planet in the solar system. It is made of metals. It doesn't have any rings or moons.

Choose from the below words
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Saturn
22.

​ ​ (a)   is a rocky planet. It is the hottest planet in the solar system. It is made of metals. It doesn't have any rings or moons.

Choose from the below words
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Saturn
Venus
23.

​ ​ ​ (a)   is a rocky planet. It is the only planet with life on it. It is made of metals. It doesn't have rings. It has one moon and a lot of water.

Choose from the below words
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Saturn
24.

​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   is a rocky planet. It is made of metals. It doesn't have rings. It has red rocks and 2 moons. I doesn't have rings.

Choose from the below words
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Earth
Venus
25.

​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   is a gas planet. It is the biggest planet in the solar system. It has big storms. It has 79 moons. It has the biggest moon.

Choose from the below words
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Earth
Venus
26.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   is a gas planet. It is the second biggest planet in the solar system. It has 7 big rings. It has more than 150 moons.

Choose from the below words
Mars
Saturn
Earth
Venus
Jupiter
Neptune
27.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   is a gas planet. It is the coldest planet in the solar system. It has 27 moons and 4 rings. The rings are difficult to see.

Choose from the below words
Mars
Earth
Venus
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
28.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   is a gas planet. It is the furthest planet from the sun. It has 14 moons and 6 rings. The rings are difficult to see.

Choose from the below words
Mars
Earth
Venus
Jupiter
Neptune
29.

Where does the Earth receive the most direct radiation from the sun?

A
B
C
D
E
30.

Correctly label the 3 cells of atmospheric circulation.

a)

Polar

b)

Hadley

c)

Ferrel

1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
31.

 Layer we live in and breathe


​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
32.

Outermost layer


​​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
33.

Thinnest layer due to size in altitude


​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
34.

High concentration of UV‐absorbing ozone


​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
35.

 Layer that contains the ionosphere layers

​
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
36.

Molecules here can escape into outer space
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Exosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
37.

  Where almost all weather occurs


​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
38.

 Where magnetic storms called auroras occur


​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
39.

 Meteors burn up


​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
40.

 Hottest Layer 100s of *


​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
41.

Most thick (due to concentration of air molecules)



​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
42.

Name 1-5 layers of the Atmosphere.

1​ ​ (a)  

2​ (b)  

3​ (c)  

4​ (d)  

5​ ​ (e)  



​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Choose from the below words
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
43.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

44.

Of these, which layer of has satellites?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

45.

Which is the shortest or thinnest layer in the atmosphere?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

46.

Of these, what is the thickest layer in the atmosphere?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

47.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains clouds and weather?

a)

Therosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

48.

Which gas makes up most of the air? (click to enlarge picture)

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

water vapor

d)

argon

49.

Which layer of the atmosphere has the most water vapor?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

50.

Which layer of the atmosphere would you find the ozone layer?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

51.

Which layer of the atmosphere do meteoroids usually burn up in?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

52.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the aurora borealis?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

53.

Which layer of the atmosphere would you find weather balloons?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

Exosphere

54.

What does the ozone layer in the Stratosphere do?

a)

Block all UV radiation

b)

Blocks some UV radiation

c)

Makes us sick

d)

Causes pollution

55.

Of these, which layer has the lowest air pressure?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

56.

What property is used to divide the layers of the atmosphere? (click to enlarge picture)

a)

Air pressure

b)

Temperature

c)

Type of gas

57.

How does temperature in the Troposphere change as the altitude increases? (click to enlarge picture)

a)

temperature increases

b)

temperature decreases

c)

temperature stays the same

58.

Put the layers of the atmosphere in order

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
59.

How much of our atmosphere is oxygen?

a)

1%

b)

5%

c)

21%

d)

50%

e)

78%

60.

What would be the effect on the particles in the animation if more heat is supplied to the system?

a)

They would slow down.

b)

They would stop moving completely.

c)

They would speed up.

d)

There would be no effect.

61.

What gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Ozone

d)

Carbon Dioxide

62.

Where is most of the water vapor in our atmosphere?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

Exosphere

63.

Which layer of the atmosphere helps us by burning up incoming meteors?

a)

exosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

64.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

methosphere

d)

stratosphere

65.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
66.

What does the ozone layer do for us?

a)

keeps us warm

b)

blocks UV rays from getting to Earth

c)

keeps oxygen in

d)

burns up meteors

67.

Where are clouds located?

a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
ionosphere
e)

mesosphere

68.

Which layers of the atmosphere have a temperature that INCREASES as the altitude increases? Check all that apply.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

69.

Reorder the following layers from the Earth's surface up:

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

e)

exosphere

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
70.

The auroras occur in this layer

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Exosphere

e)

Stratosphere

71.

The boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere is the ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
tropopause
mesopause
stratopause
thermopause
72.

Where is the Karman line located?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

e)

exosphere

73.

Challenge Q! Roughly where does the troposphere end?

a)

5 km up

b)

10 km up

c)

15 km up

d)

20 km up

e)

100 km up

74.

Which layers of the atmosphere does the ionosphere overlap with? Select all that apply.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

e)

exosphere

75.

What two components make up the magnetosphere? Select TWO answers.

a)

solar wind

b)

ionosphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

auroras

e)

Earth's magnetic field

76.

Which layer has the coldest temperatures?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

e)

exosphere

77.

Where does the Earth receive the most direct radiation from the sun?

A
B
C
D
E
78.

Correctly label the 3 cells of atmospheric circulation.

a)

Polar

b)

Hadley

c)

Ferrel

1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
79.

Label the layers of the Earth's atmosphere

a)

thermosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

exosphere

e)

stratosphere

1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
80.

Match the labels and characteristics to the correct layer.

a)

satellites

b)

northern/southern lights

c)

meteorites

d)

ozone

e)

weather

f)

exosphere

g)

troposphere

h)

stratosphere

i)

Mesosphere

j)

thermosphere

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
81.

Launch date:2006

Providing an inventory of current and recent volcanic and surface activity.

Confirmed the presence of water vapor coming from Volcanoes -by studying the rocks.

a)

Maven

b)

Veritas

c)

Mariner 3

d)

Freedom 7

82.

Launch: 6 June – 23 June 2029

Investigated the chemical composition of Venus’s atmosphere.

Identified potential plate tectonics.

a)

Maven

b)

Huygens

c)

DAVINCI

d)

Galileo

83.

Launch: 2024

Goal: Are there environments on Europa capable of supporting life?

Investigate Europa’s Composition.

a)

Europa Clipper

b)

DAVINCI

c)

Mars Pathfinder

d)

Perseverance

84.

Launch: 2018 Land:2021

Explore a geologically diverse landing site.

Gather rock and soil samples that could be returned to Earth by a future NASA mission.

a)

Opportunity

b)

Curiosity

c)

Perseverance

d)

Spirit

85.

Launch: 2020

Goal: The goal of the mission is to collect a sample from near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu and then bring the sample to Earth.

Importance of sample: It is carbonaceous

a)

Mariner 9

b)

OSIRIS-REX

c)

Rosetta/Philae

d)

Phoenix

86.

What is a meteor?

a)

A smaller rock that burns up in the Earth's atmosphere. Also known as a shooting star.

b)

A man-made object that is launched into space to collect data about the universe.

c)

A huge space rock that is covered with ice and orbits the Earth

d)

A large space rock that collides with the Earth's surface and causes significant damage.

87.

What is a meteoroid?

a)

A type of cloud formation in the Earth's atmosphere.

b)

A large celestial body that orbits the Earth.

c)

A type of bird found in the Amazon rainforest.

d)

A small space rock that is in outer space and is smaller than an asteroid.

88.

What is a comet?

a)

A comet is a type of star that emits light and heat.

b)

A comet is a small planet that orbits the Earth.

c)

A"dirty snowball" that orbits the Sun.

d)

A comet is a meteorite that has fallen to Earth.

89.

What is an asteroid?

a)

A planet that is smaller than Earth

b)

A type of meteorite that falls to the ground

c)

A rocky object that orbits the Sun

d)

A large icy object that orbits the Earth

90.

Which of the following is found in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune?

a)

Uranus

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Pluto

91.

Which of the following planets is Jupiter?

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
92.

Which of the following planets is Venus?

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
93.

Which of the following planets is Earth?

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
94.

Which of the following planets is Neptune?

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
95.

Match the following

a)

Asteroid

1.

Large space rock

b)

Comet

2.

Dirty Snowball

c)

Meteor

3.

Space rock burning in the atmosphere

d)

Meteoroid

4.

Small space rock (outside atmosphere)

e)

Meteorite

5.

Space rock that hits Earth's surface

96.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

24 hours

Day/Night

Spinning

365.25 Days

Year/Seasons

Orbit

Rotation
Revolution
97.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Short revolution

Long revolution

No rings

Have rings

Terrestrial (rocky)

Made of gas

Smaller in size

Larger in size

Inner Planet
Outer Planet
98.

Match the following

a)

satellite from which vehicles can be launched

or scientific research can be conducted

1.

space station

b)

the tendency of a moving object to keep moving

2.

inertia

c)

a by-product derived from a previous product

3.

spin off

d)

the force that causes a spacecraft to accelerate

4.

thrust

e)

a machine that uses escaping gas to move

5.

rocket

99.

What planet is this?

(Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus)

(a)  

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