Solar System (Topic 4 SAVVAS)

A student writes the following in his notes:

This object in space is much bigger than Earth. It is mostly gas and is generally round. It has many moons and is closer than Saturn to Earth.

Which of these is the student describing?

• SUN

• JUPITER

• VENUS

• MARS

Which of these is an accurate conclusion that can be drawn from this data?

• Planers far from the Sun are usually larger.

• Planets far from the Sun are close to the size of Earth

• Planets close to the Sun are the same size.

• There is no connection between planet size and distance from the Sun.

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In space, a rocky object that measures 50 miles across is observed. It rotates once every 18 hours and is three times farther from the Sun than Earth.

The rocky object is MOST likely —

• VENUS

• the MOON

• an ASTEROID

• MARS

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The following chart was placed in a student's journal.

What criteria did the student most likely use to separate the two sets of planets?

• planets with and without moons

• planets with water and planets without water

• terrestrial planets and gas giants

• planets with atmospheres and planets without atmospheres

The chart contains the approximate revolution period of the outer planets. According to the chart, which of the outer planets has the longest revolution around the Sun?

• JUPITER

• SATURN

• URANUS

• NEPTUNE

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Which best describes the physical properties of the comets?

• Objects made of dust and ice orbiting far from the sun that emit gas and form a tail as they move closer to the sun.

• Natural, solid, and rocky objects that orbit a planet.

• Celestial bodies that orbit a star at various distances and have significant mass.

• Space objects that enter Earth's atmosphere at high speeds and burn up.

Which is the correct order for the first four planets in the Solar System, starting with the planet closest to the sun?

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Venus, Earth, Mercury, Mars

• Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth

Which is NOT true of moons?

• Moons are a planet’s natural satellites.

• Moons orbit the sun; they don't orbit the planets.

• Planets in the outer solar system have multiple moons.

• Earth’s moon affects our ocean tides.

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How are asteroids, comets, and meteors related?

• Meteors are small fragments that break from the icy bodies of comets, or the rocky bodies of asteroids orbiting the sun and enter Earth’s atmosphere.

• Asteroids are small fragments that break from the icy bodies of comets or the rocky bodies of meteors orbiting the sun and enter Earth’s atmosphere.

• Comets are small fragments that break from the icy bodies of meteors, or the rocky bodies of asteroids orbiting the sun and enter Earth’s atmosphere.

• Meteors are small fragments that break from the icy bodies of asteroids, or the rocky bodies of comets orbiting the sun and enter Earth’s atmosphere.

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Which planets have more than 1 moon?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune

• Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Uranus and Neptune

• Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn