matching

Question 0

a planet with a complex ring system made of dust and icy debris

Answer 0

Saturn

Question 1

a ring of debris that separates the inner planets from the outer planets

Answer 1

Asteroid Belt

Question 2

the largest planet in the solar system; alternating light and dark bands

Answer 2

Jupiter

Question 3

a planet whose atmosphere may contain a lot of methane

Answer 3

Neptune

Question 4

a large planet with a deep and massive gaseous atmosphere; less dense than a terrestrial planet

Answer 4

gas giant

Question 5

the most powerful lightning ever observed in our solar system

Answer 5

Jupiter

Question 6

has a Great Red Spot and 16-28 moons

Answer 6

Jupiter

Question 7

ringed blue planet with a string magnetic field

Answer 7

Saturn

Question 8

large, blue-green planet

Answer 8

Uranus

Question 9

has the lowest density of any planet and an atmosphere composed of H & He

Answer 9

Saturn

Question 10

tilted 98 degrees on it’s axis so appears to be on it’s side when viewed from Earth

Answer 10

Uranus

Question 11

blue planet discovered due to change in the odd orbit of Uranus

Answer 11

Neptune

Question 12

has a moon, Io, that is volcanically active

Answer 12

Jupiter

Question 13

an atmosphere that consist of ammonia & methane which freeze and form ice clouds

Answer 13

Neptune

Question 14

a planet similar to Earth in size, mass, density

Answer 14

Mars

Question 15

a planet with massive volcanoes and canyons; seasons are similar to Earths

Answer 15

Mars

Question 16

the only planet with the proper combination of water, atmosphere, and temperature to support life

Answer 16

Earth

Question 17

the planet closest to the Sun; has a hot, heavily cratered surface

Answer 17

Mercury

Question 18

a day is longer than a year on this planet

Answer 18

Venus

Question 19

atmosphere of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid; “greenhouse effect”

Answer 19

Venus

Question 20

extremely elliptical orbit

Answer 20

Mars

Question 21

1/3 the size if earth & smallest of the 8 planers

Answer 21

Mercury

Question 22

2 irregularly shaped satellites, Phobos & Demos

Answer 22

Mars

Question 23

widest temperature range of all the planets or natural satellites

Answer 23

Mercury

Question 24

has polar ice caps

Answer 24

Mars

Question 25

rotates in retrograde motion

Answer 25

Venus

Question 26

no moons; no atmosphere

Answer 26

Mercury

Question 27

"evening star" & brightest planet

Answer 27

Venus

Question 28

who proposed a heliocentric model of the universe, in which the planets revolve at different speeds around the sun?

Answer 28

Copernicus

Question 29

Which planet has volcanic regions that may still be active?

Answer 29

Mars

Question 30

the two inner planets most alike in size, mass, and density are ______.

Answer 30

Venus and Earth

Question 31

the least dense planet in the solar system?

Answer 31

Saturn

Question 32

probes Viking 1&2 explored this planet

Answer 32

Mars

Question 33

the factors that contribute to mercurys daily temperature fluctuation of about 600 degrees celcius are the planets rotation and ______.

Answer 33

close proximity to the sun

Question 34

the same side of the moon always faces Earth because the ______.

Answer 34

Moon rotates once as it completed one revolution around Earth

Question 35

total solar eclipse

Answer 35

Sun Moon Earth

Question 36

which motion causes the moon to show phases when viewed from Earth?

Answer 36

Revolution of the Moon

Question 37

max length of the daylight period for the year is what day

Answer 37

June 22

Question 38

moon phases in order

Answer 38

emojis

Question 39

time period for a complete moon cycle

Answer 39

1 month

Question 40

why is the same side of the moon is viewed from earth as the moon goes through it's phases?

Answer 40

the moons period of rotation equals the moons period of revolution around Earth

Question 41

observed that the altitude of the Sun at noon is decreasing each day. what month could this observation been made?

Answer 41

October

Question 42

to an observer in NYC, the Sun appears to rise each day somewhere along the ________.

Answer 42

eastern horizon