Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science

Chapter 8: The Solar System

The Solar System

1
What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
A)the asteroid belt
B)the atmosphere
C)the cloud fragment
D)planet orbiting another star
2
What is an extrasolar planet?
A)It is a piece of an asteroid belt.
B)It is a comet captured in the gravitational pull of a star.
C)It is a star orbiting another planet.
D)It is a planet orbiting another star.
3
Who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?
A)Galileo
B)Copernicus
C)Kepler
D)Ptolemy
4
Which model of the solar system places the Earth in center?
A)inferior
B)heliocentric
C)geocentric
D)superior
5
What did Galileo observe about Venus?
A)It goes through phases.
B)It has two moons.
C)It is covered by clouds.
D)Its surface temperature is over 450°C.
6
Why is Venus's surface temperature so high?
A)Venus is the ninth planet from the Sun.
B)Venus's clouds produce an intense greenhouse effect.
C)Venus's magnetic field makes the surface temperature high.
D)Venus is the closest planet to the Sun.
7
What is Valles Marineris?
A)A comet that passes near Earth every 78 years.
B)A large crater on Mars.
C)A large crater on the moon.
D)A large canyon on Mars.
8
What causes Mars to have a reddish-orange color?
A)Mar's surface is composed of weathered rocks containing iron oxide.
B)Mars is made of iron
C)The clouds surrounding the planet make it appear red.
D)The sun reflects off the planets surface giving it a reddish hue.
9
What causes the color of Mars's surface to change?
A)It is caused by changing seasons.
B)It is caused by shrinking ice caps.
C)It is caused by the growth of lichens.
D)It is caused by large clouds.
10
What planet is closest to the Sun?
A)Earth
B)Venus
C)Mercury
D)Mars
11
What causes Uranus to have a blue-green color?
A)oxidation of iron in minerals
B)methane in its atmosphere
C)large deposits of opalline rocks
D)reflection of sunlight off of the clouds surrounding the planet.
12
Which planet has the most complex ring system?
A)Neptune
B)Jupiter
C)Saturn
D)Mercury
13
Which planet is the seventh planet from the Sun and wasn't discovered until 1781?
A)Uranus
B)Saturn
C)Neptune
D)Mars
14
Which part of a comet is opposite to the Sun?
A)coma
B)head
C)tail
D)nucleus
15
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
A)Pluto
B)Jupiter
C)Sedna
D)Mars
16
What is extraterrestrial life?
A)Found in the movies.
B)It is life beyond Earth, on other worlds.
C)Life found at the bottom of the ocean.
D)Microorganisms found in volcanoes.
17
What is a reason Europa might be a good place to look for extraterrestrial life?
A)liquid methane
B)rust-colored rocks
C)presence of organic molecules
D)water and tidal energy
18
_______, Saturn's moon, is larger than Mercury and has an atmosphere.
A)Callisto
B)Europa
C)Titan
D)Ganymede
19
What fact about Titan interests exobiologists?
A)The presence of hydrocarbons on the surface interests exobiologists.
B)The abundant impact craters interests exobiologists.
C)The presence of oceans interests exobiologists.
D)The absence of an atmosphere interests exobiologists.
20
Which moon of Jupiter, is most likely to have liquid water under its ice crust?
A)Io
B)Callisto
C)Ganymede
D)Europa
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