Coach Book Science Solar System

Which figure is closest to the age of the solar system?

• 4.5 million years

• 4.5 billion years

• 450 thousand

• 450 million

What force pulled the solar system together out of a cloud of gas and dust?

• Strong Dust

• Orbit

• Gravity

• Magnets

Which term best describes how the solar system formed?

• Chemically

• Electrically

• Rapidly

• Gradually

Which of the following is a terrestrial planet?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Neptune

Where can you find the asteroid belt?

• Between Earth and Mars

• Between Venus and Jupiter

• Between Mars and Earth

• Between Neptune and Mars

How is Venus different from Jupiter?

• Jupiter is a gas planet. Venus is a terrestrial planet

• Jupiter is a terrestrial planet. Venus is a gas planet

• Venus has a lot of gravity and Jupiter has no gravity

• Venus is very cold and Jupiter is very hot

What does Jupiter have in common with Neptune?

• They are both red

• They are both terrestrial planets

• They are both gas planets

• They both have large "storm spots"

One complete rotation of Earth around the sun is what?

• 365 days or 1 year

• 7 days or 1 week

• 24 hours or 1 day

• 31 days or 1 month

In terms of orbit, the Earth is to the sun as what is to the Earth?

• Mars

• The moon

• The sun

• Venus

How might Mars be different if its surface did not contain so much iron?

• It would be much lighter

• It would be a different color

• It would be a gas planet

• The orbit would be different