midterm review 2

A region of the solar system that starts beyond Neptune's orbit, which contains dwarf planets and other small bodies made mostly of ice, is called

• the Kuiper belt

• the asteroid belt

• the outer atmosphere

• the TMI

The inner, cone-shaped area of an eclipse's shadow is called the 

• deep shadow

• diamond ring effect

• penumbra

• umbra

In which stage of the moon's formation did parts of the Earth's mantle join together as they revolved around Earth?

• the second stage

• the fourth stage

• the first stage

• the third stage

The early atmosphere developed when many volcanic eruptions released large amounts of gases in a process called

• outgassing

• ozone

• lava flow

• combustion

Young Earth formed a core, mantle, and crust in a process called

• layering

• settling

• dispersion

• differentiation

Kepler's first law states that planets orbit the sun in paths called

• epicycles

• ellipses

• periods

• circles

Early fresh water oceans became salty when

• rainwater carried dissolved solid rock to the oceans.

• coral reefs created a salty ocean bottom.

• salt particles fell from the atmosphere into the oceans.

• floods carried salty soil to the deltas and then into the oceans.

Kepler's second law states that equal areas are covered in equal amounts of time as an object

• spins on its axis.

• orbits the sun

• travels one light year

• completes an eclipse

A rotating cloud of gas and dust from which Earth's solar system formed is called a

• supernova

• solar nebula

• solar eclipse

• satellite

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a

• raging storm

• massive volcano

• vast canyon

• frozen ocean