Ch. 6 L. 2 The Structure of the Solar System

When something is related to the sun, we use the adjective

• lunar

• solar

• terrestrial

• celestial

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Which of these planets have rocky surfaces?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

Which of these planets are mostly made up of gases, known as the gas giants?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

What gases are the gas giant planets mostly made up of?

• hydrogen

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• helium

What instrument would you use to observe objects in space?

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Prior to Galileo, or before Galileo's discovery, people believed that the following things revolved around the Earth.

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What is this a picture of?

• astronaut

• meteor

• crater

• comet

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What is this a picture of?

• astronaut

• meteor

• crater

• comet

Which of the following are dwarf planets?

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Eris

• Ceres

What is this a picture of?

• astronaut

• meteor

• crater

• comet