Solar System

Question 0

Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?

Answer 0

Jupiter

Question 1

Which planet is second only to the moon in brilliance in the night sky?

Answer 1

Venus

Question 2

Mons Olympus a volcano the size of Ohio is found on

Answer 2

Mars

Question 3

A comet tail always points

Answer 3

Away from the sun

Question 4

Which of the following is proportionally more abundant on terrestrial planets than in Jovian planets

Answer 4

Silicate material

Question 5

The suns surface has a grainy texture produced by numerous bright markings called

Answer 5

Granules

Question 6

Round depressions on the moon’s surface are called

Answer 6

Craters

Question 7

Which of the following is not considered part of the solar system

Answer 7

Galaxies

Question 8

One of the planets known to have rings is

Answer 8

Saturn Jupiter Uranus Neptune

Question 9

The relatively small rocky bodies generally found orbiting between mars and Jupiter are known as

Answer 9

Asteroids

Question 10

The sun can continue to exist in it’s present stable state for another

Answer 10

5.5 billion years

Question 11

The most obvious difference between the terrestrial and Jovian planets us

Answer 11

Size

Question 12

Streams of electrons and protons that shoot out from the sun’s corona make up the solar

Answer 12

Wind

Question 13

Which planet has a greater mass than the combined mass of all the remaining planets and their moons?

Answer 13

Jupiter

Question 14

The product of nuclear fusion is

Answer 14

Helium

Question 15

Which part of the sun lies directly above the visible “surface” of the sun

Answer 15

Chromosphere

Question 16

What are the most explosive events that occur on the sun

Answer 16

Prominences

Question 17

Which planet shows evidence of water erosion

Answer 17

Mars

Question 18

Maria formed from which of the following

Answer 18

Lunar regolit

Question 19

Sunspots appear dark because they are

Answer 19

Relatively cool

Question 20

Which of the following planets does not have rings

Answer 20

Mars

Question 21

Which planet is associated with the great dark spot

Answer 21

Neptune

Question 22

What effort do solar flares have on earth

Answer 22

Disturb the ionosphere affecting long distant radio communication

Question 23

Which planet has not cleared the neighborhood around it’s orbit and is now considered a dwarf planet

Answer 23

Pluto

Question 24

The lowest surface temp attire in the solar system (-200 c) occurs on

Answer 24

Triton

Question 25

The layer of the sun radiates most of the light that reaches earth is

Answer 25

Photosphere

Question 26

which of the following is currently responsible for shaping mars surface

Answer 26

Wind

Question 27

In an astronomical sense which of following is not considered an ice

Answer 27

Hydrogen

Question 28

The oldest features on the moon are

Answer 28

Highlands

Question 29

How does crater density relate to the moons geologic history

Answer 29

High crater density is associated with older surfaces

Question 30

The source of the sun energy is

Answer 30

Nuclear fusion

Question 31

On which thickly clouded planet has radar mapping revealed a varied topography consisting of plains highlands and thousands of volcanic structures

Answer 31

Venus

Question 32

What solar features are labeled c

Answer 32

Sunspots

Question 33

Most asteroids lie between the orbits of

Answer 33

Mars Jupiter

Question 34

What is the smallest planet

Answer 34

Mercury

Question 35

Which of the following is a characteristic of Jupiter

Answer 35

Huge rotating storms dense atmosphere thin ring system

Question 36

Which planet has cratered surface similar to earth moon

Answer 36

Venus

Question 37

Which statement supports the giant impact hypothesis of the moons formation

Answer 37

The moon lacks a size able iron core

Question 38

The outermost layer of the sun is called the

Answer 38

Corona

Question 39

Which moon has a substantial atmosphere

Answer 39

Titan

Question 40

According to the giant Impact hypothesis the origin of the moon can be traced to a collision between a body the size of _____ and earth

Answer 40

Mars

Question 41

Jupiter's satellite _____ is volcanically active

Answer 41

Lo

Question 42

All lunar terrains are covered by a layer of thick gray debris called

Answer 42

Lunar regolith

Question 43

The most prominent feature of ____ is it's system of rings

Answer 43

Saturn

Question 44

With at least 28 moons the plant ____ and it's satellites resemble a miniature solar system

Answer 44

Jupiter

Question 45

The densities of the ______ planets are about five times the density of water

Answer 45

Terrestrial

Question 46

A meteoroid that reaches earth surface is called

Answer 46

Meteorite

Question 47

23-2 which materials have the highest melting points

Answer 47

Tungsten aluminum oxide and iron

Question 48

23-2 what is the suns relationship between planet formation and distance from the sun

Answer 48

Terrestrial are closer to the sun and are made if materials with high melting points Jovian formed from materials of low melting point

Question 49

23-2 which materials contributed to the formation of the Jovian planets

Answer 49

Ice