Ch. 10 part d

Question 1

which planet is know for its great red spot?

a. Neptune
b. mars
c. Uranus
d. Jupiter

Answer 1

d. Jupiter

Question 2

what fact about Venus is NOT true?

a. it is closest to Earth
b. it has liquid water
c. it is the brightest object in the morning sky
d. it is sometimes called Earth’s twin

Answer 2

b. it has liquid water

Question 3

Which planet has the most violent weather

a. Uranus
b. mars
c. Saturn
d. Neptune

Answer 3

d. Neptune

Question 4

Which planet is known as the ringed planet?

a. Saturn
b. Neptune
c. Venus
d. mercury

Answer 4

a. Saturn

Question 5

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a. the planet’s gravity
b. the planets revolution
c. the sun’s heat
d. the sun’s mass

Answer 5

d. the sun’s mass

Question 6

what are caused as different areas of the moon’s surface are lighted by the sun

a. the moon’s phases
b. solar flares
c. seasons
d. the moon’s craters

Answer 6

a. the moon’s phases

Question 7

what name is given to an area between Mars and Jupiter

a. Kuiper Belt
b. gas giant
c. asteroid belt
d. meteor shower

Answer 7

c. asteroid belt

Question 8

TRUE OR FALSE

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are called the gas giants because their surfaces are made of gases

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

TRUE OR FALSE

Sunspots are dark spots on the photosphere of the sun that may be related to solar storms

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

TRUE or FALSE

A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the earth and the sun.

Answer 10

TRUE