Solar System Test



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Solar System Test

1. Which two planets have a retrograde rotation?

a. Venus and Mars

b. Earth and Mercury

c. Uranus and Venus

d. Jupiter and Saturn

2. Which is the largest planet?

a. Jupiter

b. Saturn

c. Earth

d. Uranus

3. Which planet is tilted on its side?

a. Venus

b. Saturn

c. Mars

d. Uranus

4. Which celestial body is considered a “dwarf planet”?

a. Saturn

b. Uranus

c. Pluto

d. Jupiter

5. If an object in space is 2 Aus from the sun, then this object is

a. Twice as far than Earth from the sun

b. Twice as close as Earth to the sun.

c. 2 light-minutes from the sun

d. The closest object in space to the sun

6. Where is the Great Red Spot located?

a. Mars

b. Jupiter

c. Mercury

d. Saturn

7. How is Venus different from Jupiter?

a. Jupiter is gas giant, Venus is a terrestrial planet

b. Jupiter is a planet, Venus is a large asteroid

c. Jupiter is a terrestrial planet, Venus is a gas giant

d. Jupiter has no moons, Venus has two moons

8. What does Jupiter have in common with Neptune?

a. They are both red in color

b. They are both terrestrial planets

c. They both have exactly three moons

d. They both have large storm spots

9. Which term best describes how the solar system formed?

a. Gradually

b. Rapidly

c. Electrically

d. Chemically

10. Mars : rock :: Neptune : _____________________

a. Craters

b. Comet

c. Ice and gases

d. telescope

11. rings : Saturn :: Great Red Spot : ____________________

a. elliptical

b. revolution

c. craters

d. Jupiter

12. The period of revolution is

a. The time it takes a planet to revolve around the sun

b. The time it takes for a planet to rotate (or spin) around once

c. Dependant on the distance from the Sun.

d. Both A and C.

13. The longer the period of rotation:

a. The shorter a typical “day” would be for that planet.

b. The longer the typical “day” would be for that planet

c. The greater the degree of the axis of the planet

d. The greater the temperature of the surface of the planet.

Matching: match each fact with the matching planet. (1 point each)

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Short Answer Questions:

14. Compare Earth to Saturn. Include information about temperatures, density, period of rotation, period of revolution, and other interesting facts. (5 points)

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15. Mystery Planet: As an astronaut, your spacecraft has experienced an emergency landing on a mystery planet. Below is a description of a “day in the life” of your mystery planet. Some helpful hints are highlighted in bold. After reading the description, predict which planet you have landed on and WHY…

“Our spaceship landed early this morning, before the sun rose. As we stood on the land, we noticed that the sun rose from the west, instead of the east. My protective gear signaled me that the temperature on the surface was extremely hot, nearly 870 degrees!! My air handling systems also indicated that my oxygen supply was getting low, and the surrounding atmosphere was composed mostly of carbon dioxide. Back to the spaceship, this planet is not Earth!!”

What planet did the spaceship land on?? How do you know?? Write a 4-5 sentence response below that explains your thinking. ( 5 points)

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