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Quiz #6 - Planets and a few other things

Total questions: 173

Worksheet time: 6hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the inner planets--
a)
have rings
b)
are rocky
c)
have deep atmospheres
d)
are large
2.
All of the following planets have rings, EXCEPT--
a)
Saturn
b)
Venus
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
3.
All of the outer planets--
a)
have many moons
b)
are small
c)
have a short orbit around the Sun
d)
are rocky
4.

Which group of planets have shorter years?

a)

inner

b)

outer

5.

The inner planets are:

a)

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

6.

The outer planets are:

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus

7.

Which terms describe the composition of the inner planets?

a)

rocky

b)

gaseous

c)

water

d)

solid

8.

Which term describes the composition of the outer planets?

a)

rocky

b)

solid

c)

water

d)

gaseous

9.

Which planet's density is most like Earth's?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

10.

Which statement best describes the density of the outer planets?

a)

a rock sinking in the ocean

b)

a balloon floating in a bathtub

11.

Which group of planets are colder?

a)

inner

b)

outer

12.

Which group of planets are denser?

a)

inner

b)

outer

13.

Which group of planets are smaller?

a)

inner

b)

outer

14.
The inner planets are made of rocks and called the Terrestrial Planets.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The inner planets are smaller than the outer planets.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The outer planets include Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, and Neptune.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Part of the Milky Way
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
18.
Small diameter
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Jupiter
19.
Orbit the sun
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
20.
Commonly referred to as ice giants.
a)
Mercury & Venus
b)
Earth & Mars
c)
Jupiter & Saturn
d)
Uranus & Neptune
21.
Thick atmosphere
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
 Both
d)
Mercury
22.
The majority of Jupiter is made up of
a)
nitrogen and oxygen.
b)
helium and oxygen.
c)
rock and water.
d)
hydrogen and helium.
23.
The asteroid belt can be found between which two planets?
a)
Earth and Mars
b)
Venus and Earth
c)
Saturn and Uranus
d)
Mars and Jupiter
24.
Hydrogen and Helium make up the _______.
a)
Inner Planets 
b)
Gas gaints
c)
Middle Planets 
d)
Terrestrial Planets 
25.
Which of the following is NOT true of all the inner planets?
a)
They are made of solid rock.
b)
They are called gas giants.
c)
They do not have rings.
d)
They have impact craters.
26.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
27.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
28.
What is NOT a common characteristic of the outer planets?
a)
Gaseous
b)
Giant
c)
Rings
d)
Smaller than Earth
29.
All the inner planets are
a)
Jovian planets because they are made up of gases.
b)
Terrestrial planets because they are rocky.
30.
What are the Inner Planets?
a)
Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus
b)
Earth, the Moon, Mars
c)
Neptune, Pluto, Earth
d)
:)
31.

Which term describes the composition of the outer planets?

a)

rocky

b)

solid

c)

water

d)

gaseous

32.

Which statement best describes the density of the outer planets?

a)

a rock sinking in the ocean

b)

a balloon floating in a bathtub

33.

Why do the inner planets have longer days than the outer planets?

a)

Inner planets are closer to the sun.

b)

Outer planets are larger.

c)

Outer planets are farther from the sun.

d)

Inner planets are denser & rotate slower.

34.

Why do the outer planets have longer years than the inner planets?

a)

The outer planets rotate faster than the inner planets.

b)

The outer planets are farther from the sun.

c)

The inner planets are denser and rotate slower.

d)

Outer planets are made of gas.

35.

Which group of planets are colder?

a)

inner

b)

outer

36.

Which group of planets are denser?

a)

inner

b)

outer

37.

Which group of planets are smaller?

a)

inner

b)

outer

38.

Which group of planets have shorter days?

a)

inner

b)

outer

39.

Which group of planets have shorter years?

a)

inner

b)

outer

40.
Wanders refers to what celestial body?
a)
moons
b)
planets
c)
stars
d)
astroids
41.
What is the average distance between Earth and the sun
a)
astronomical unit
b)
lunar unit
c)
death star
d)
endor unit
42.
What are the inner planets?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth
b)
Earth, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus
c)
Saturn, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars
d)
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus
43.
What are the outer planets?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth
b)
Earth, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus
c)
Saturn, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars
d)
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus
44.
They are referred to as gas giants
a)
inner planets
b)
outer planets
c)
Saturn's moons
d)
Jupiter's moons
45.
_______ is a dwarf planet. 
a)
Uranus
b)
Pluto
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
46.
Motion of a planet around the sun
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Orbit
47.
Motion of a planet spinning on its axis
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Orbit
48.
Curved path of a celestial object
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Orbit
49.
The time it takes a planet to orbit the sun.
a)
Time of Revolution
b)
Time of Rotation
c)
Time of Orbit
50.
The time it takes a planet to rotate on its axis.  
a)
Time of Revolution
b)
Time of Rotation
c)
Time of Orbit
51.
The smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Venus
b)
Pluto
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
52.
Which is not true about Mercury
a)
has no moons
b)
hottest planet
c)
has no atmosphere
53.
Spins on its axis counterclockwise.
a)
prograde
b)
retrograde
c)
gatorade
54.
Spins on its axis clockwise.
a)
prograde
b)
retrograde
c)
gatorade
55.
Earth's motion is _________
a)
prograde
b)
retrograde
c)
gatorade
56.
Venus's motion is _________
a)
prograde
b)
retrograde
c)
gatorade
57.
Venus is __________ twin.
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
58.
This planet is named after the Roman god of love. 
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
59.
This planet is named after the Roman god of war. 
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
60.
Why is Venus the brightest planet in the sky?
a)
It is reflective and the closest planet to earth
b)
It is reflective and farthest away from Earth
c)
It absorbs the heat from the sun.
61.
The solar system's largest volcano Olympus Mons is located on ___________.
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
62.
What is the fourth planet. 
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
63.
What is the third planet. 
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
64.
What is the second planet. 
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
65.
Which planet has red soil?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
66.
Which planet has a similar size, composition and mass to that of Earth?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
67.
Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn 
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
68.
Which is the second largest planet in the solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn 
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
69.
Which is the farthest gas giant from the sun? 
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn 
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
70.
Which of these planets are tilted? 
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
71.
Which of these planets has an atmosphere of methane and hydrogen?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
72.
Which of these planets are known as gas giants?
a)
Saturn, Pluto, Neptune and Uranus
b)
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus
c)
Earth, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus
d)
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Mars
73.
Which of these planets has an atmosphere of methane and hydrogen?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
74.
Saturn's density is ______
a)
less than 1 therefore it would sink
b)
less than 1 therefore it would float
c)
more than 1 therefore it would float
d)
more than 1 therefore it would sink
75.
Saturn's density is ______
a)
less than 1 therefore it would sink
b)
less than 1 therefore it would float
c)
more than 1 therefore it would float
d)
more than 1 therefore it would sink
76.
Earth's moon is called _________
a)
Europa
b)
Moon
c)
Luna
d)
Endor 
77.
Titan is one of the moons of ______
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
78.
Europa (moon) orbits 
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
79.

What is the first moon phase?

a)

1st Quarter

b)

Full Moon

c)

New Moon

d)

Waning Crescent

80.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
81.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
82.
About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?
a)
65 days
b)
8 days
c)
365 days
d)
28 days
83.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
84.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
85.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
86.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
87.
What phase of the moon is shown?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waning gibbeous
c)
waxing gibbeous
d)
waxing crescent
88.
What phase of the moon is next?
a)
waning gibbous
b)
waning crescent
c)
waxing crescent
d)
last quarter
89.
What phase of the moon is shown in position 3?
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waxing gibbous
90.
What phase of the moon would be next?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waning crescent
91.
Put the phases in correct order.
a)
w, x, y, z
b)
w, x, z, y
c)
w, z, x, y
d)
w, y, z, x
92.
What phase is the moon in position 1?
a)
third quarter
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
new moon
93.
What phase of the moon was before the one pictured?
a)
1st quarter
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
new moon
94.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
95.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
96.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
97.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
98.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
99.
The image depicts a 
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
100.
What moon phase is necessary for a lunar eclipse to occur?
a)
new
b)
full
c)
first quarter
d)
last quarter
101.
What moon phase is necessary for a solar eclipse to occur?
a)
new
b)
full
c)
first quarter
d)
last quarter
102.
The darkest, inner part of a shadow
a)
umbra
b)
penumbra
c)
umbrella
d)
antumbra
103.
The lighter, outer part of a shadow?
a)
umbra
b)
penumbra
c)
umbrella
d)
citronella
104.
If you view a partial solar eclipse you are standing in the moon's 
a)
umbra
b)
penumbra
105.
If you view a total solar eclipse you are standing in the moon's
a)
umbra
b)
penumbra
106.
If the path of totality is over your area what are you experiencing?
a)
a total solar eclipse
b)
a partial solar eclipse
c)
a total lunar eclipse
d)
a partial lunar eclipse
107.
The location where Moon's orbit intersects the Earth's orbit is called a 
a)
node
b)
umbra
c)
penumbra
d)
point
108.
Which statement is true?
a)
solar eclipses last a few minutes, while lunar eclipses last hours
b)
solar eclipses last hours, while lunar eclipses last a few minutes
c)
both solar and lunar eclipses only last a few minutes
d)
both solar and lunar eclipses last a few hours
109.
What part of the sun is visible during a total solar eclipse?
a)
no part of the sun is visible
b)
the corona
c)
sun spots
d)
solar flares
110.
Which eclipse are you more likely to witness?
a)
a solar eclipse
b)
a lunar eclipse
111.
Letter B is indicating the 
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
112.
Letter D is indicating the 
a)
umbra
b)
penumbra
113.
The image depicts a 
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
114.
Which astronomer of antiquity first applied a telescope to astronomical observation?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Tycho Brahe
d)
Copernicus
115.
Ancient Greeks believed, the earth to be the centr of the universe. What do we call this model?
a)
Ptolemic System
b)
Geocentric Universe
c)
Heliocentric Universe
d)
Copernican Model
116.
Ancient astronomers used 'epicycles' to explain...?
a)
Retrograde Motion
b)
Constellation Movement
c)
Moon's Phases
d)
Planetary Transits
117.
Tycho Brahe's biggest contribution to astronomy was...?
a)
Accurate Observations of the stars and planets
b)
His telescopic observations
c)
Heliocentric Universe
d)
His Silver Nose
118.
Astronomer Johannes Kepler...
a)
Published Almagest
b)
Invented the first Radio Telescope
c)
Suggested elliptical orbits for the planets
d)
Was made head astronomer for the Church
119.
What problems did early astronomers face when trying to justify a geocentric model?
a)
Retrograde motion of planets farther out than the Earth
b)
Bodies in the night sky moved from horizon to horizon making people think the Sun was the center
c)
No observations of bodies in the night sky were observable to make any logical conclusions about celestial orbits
d)
The lack of evidence for stellar parallax
120.

Copernicus is attributed with coming up with what model of the solar system?

a)

geocentric

b)

heliocentric

c)

geo-heliocentric

121.

Who came up with three laws explaining planetary motion?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Tycho Brahe

d)

Johannes Kepler

122.

Isaace Newton did which of the following?

a)

mathematically perfected the astronomical system of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo

b)

mathematically described how gravity works

c)

introduced calculus to the world

d)

refined the telescope to make better observations

123.
The Modern Period of astronomy took place when?
a)
Before 500 BC
b)
500 BC to 1400 AD
c)
1400-1650
d)
1650-Present Day
124.

The distance between the Sun and the Earth is called ...

a)

A light minute

b)

A light half hour

c)

An Astronomical Unit (AU)

d)

A short trip.

125.

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky over the course of a day?

a)

The Earth is stationary and the sun orbits around it.

b)

The Sun is stationary and the Earth rotates upon its axis.

c)

The Sun is stationary and the Earth orbits around it.

d)

Both the Sun and the Earth are revolving around each other.

126.
Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)
a)
circle
b)
ellipse
c)
focus
d)
perihelion
127.
The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the
a)
perihelion
b)
aphelion
128.
The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the
a)
aphelion
b)
perihelion
129.
A planet moves __________ when it is farthest from the sun.
a)
faster
b)
slower
130.
An ellipse is drawn around two points called
a)
aphelion
b)
perihelion
c)
foci
d)
axis
131.
Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.
a)
greater
b)
same
c)
zero
d)
less
132.
What does Kepler's 1st Law state? 
a)
all planets move in elliptical shaped orbits around the sun
b)
all ellipses have foci
c)
not all ellipses have the same eccentricity
d)
the sun is located at one of the foci
133.

Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum

a)

Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma ray

b)

Gamma ray, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwave, Radio

c)

Visible, Microwave, Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma ray, Radio

d)

Microwave, Radio, Visible, Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma ray

134.

Why do we get seasons

a)

The sun gets closer and farther away

b)

because the stars explode

c)

the sun's axis is tilted in the same direction in space

d)

The sun gets hotter and colder

135.

Why does Earth have seasons?

a)

tilt and rotation

b)

tilt and revolution

c)

revolution and rotation

d)

none of these

136.

What would happen if there were no seasons?

a)

we would all die

b)

we would be able to breathe in space

c)

there would be no seasons

d)

there would be no life on earth

137.

What would happen if the earth did not rotate? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

absolutely nothing would happen

b)

we would all die of sun exposure

c)

one half of the earth would be ice and the other side of earth would be too hot

d)

half of the earth would be night forever and the other half would be day forever

138.

If Earth had no seasons, the axis would need to be

a)

tilted left

b)

tilted right

c)

tilted vertically (up and down)

d)

tilted horizontally (sideways)

139.

The spinning of the earth is called

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

orbit

d)

solstice and equinox

140.

How long does 1 revolution take

a)

29.5 days

b)

1 year

c)

24 hours

d)

12 hours

141.

How long does 1 rotation take

a)

29.5 days

b)

1 year

c)

24 hours

d)

12 hours

142.

If the Earth is tilted away from the sun, the NORTHERN Hemisphere would be...

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

143.

If the Earth is tilted away from the sun, the SOUTHERN Hemisphere would be...

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

144.

If the Earth is tilted toward the sun, the SOUTHERN Hemisphere would be...

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

145.

If the Earth is tilted toward the sun, the NORTHERN Hemisphere would be...

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

146.

Why does the sun appear to move?

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

seasons

d)

day and night

147.

The tilt of the earth

a)

is 23.5 degrees

b)

gives Earth seasons

c)

affects how many hours of daylight an area receives

d)

all of these

148.

If the Earth had NO tilt

a)

temperatures would stay the same

b)

we would receive the same amount of daylight all year

c)

there would be no seasons ever

d)

all of these answers are correct

149.

How does the tilt of the Earth's axis affect seasons?

a)

the amount of direct solar energy on earth's surface changes

b)

the rate of chemical reactions in the atmosphere changes

c)

the tilt deflects harmful rays from the sun

d)

the tilt makes the earth rotate at different speeds

150.

What is the difference between 'rotation' and 'revolution'?

a)

rotation is spinning in place; revolution is a circular path

b)

rotation is a circular path; revolution is spinning

c)

rotation is twisting; revolution is turning

d)

rotation is spinning; revolution is revolt/war

151.

What is the definition of Solstice?

a)

When the planet is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun

b)

When the planet is tilted either toward or away from the sun

152.

What is the definition of Equinox?

a)

When the planet is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun

b)

When the planet is tilted either toward or away from the sun

153.

Which of these has more of an impact on the seasons?

a)

the distance the earth is from the sun

b)

the tilt of the earth

154.

Rotation is_____

a)

b)

155.

Revolution is_____

a)

b)

156.

Earth spinning on it's axis is called

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

157.

Earth's movement around the sun is called

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

158.
How long is a day on earth?
a)
22 hours
b)
365 days
c)
12 hours
d)
24 hours
159.
Which movement of Earth causes day and night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
160.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
161.
What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?
a)
orbit
b)
axis
c)
equator
d)
latitude
162.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?
a)
one day
b)
one week
c)
one month
d)
one year
163.
The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____
a)
the 12 months
b)
the years
c)
the seasons
d)
day and night
164.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
165.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
166.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
167.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
168.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
169.

The day of the year with the most daylight hours is the

a)

spring equinox

b)

fall equinox

c)

summer solstice

d)

winter solstice

170.

In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice happens in which month?

a)

March

b)

June

c)

September

d)

December

171.

When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called

a)

equinox

b)

solstice

172.

In which hemisphere do we live (in US)?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

173.

In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice happens in which month?

a)

March

b)

June

c)

September

d)

December