Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science

Section 3: The Outer Planets

Section Review Quiz

1
What causes Uranus to have a blue-green color?
A)oxidation of iron in minerals
B)large deposits of opaline rocks
C)methane in its atmosphere
D)reflection of sunlight off of the clouds surrounding the planet.
2
Which planet has the most complex ring system?
A)Jupiter
B)Neptune
C)Mercury
D)Saturn
3
Which planet is the seventh planet from the Sun and wan't discovered until 1781?
A)Uranus
B)Saturn
C)Neptune
D)Mars
4
Which part of a comet is opposite to the Sun?
A)head
B)coma
C)nucleus
D)tail
5
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
A)Jupiter
B)Sedna
C)Pluto
D)Mars
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