Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science

Chapter 8: The Solar System

Standardized Test Practice

1
What is the average distance from Earth to the Sun?
A)150 million km
B)300 million km
C)100 trillion km
D)1 billion km
2
Who determined that planets orbit the Sun in elliptical orbits?
A)Brahe
B)Copernicus
C)Kepler
D)Ptolemy
3
Which model of the solar system places the Sun in the center?
A)geocentric
B)inferior
C)heliocentric
D)superior
4
Which is composed of dust and rock particles mixed in with frozen water, methane, and ammonia?
A)comet
B)meteoroid
C)asteroid
D)meteorite
5
How many years will it take Saturn to complete one orbit?
A)3.5 years
B)29.5 years
C)13.5 years
D)100 years
6
Why is Pluto unlike the other outer planets?
A)It's axis of rotation is tilted on its side.
B)It is a ringed planet.
C)It has a moon.
D)It has a thin atmosphere and has a solid, ice-rock surface.
7
What are Saturn's rings composed of?
A)hydrogen and helium
B)asteroids and meteoroids
C)ice and rock particles
D)methane and ammonia
8
What were the major discoveries of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2?
A)They provided information about the composition and motion of Saturn's atmosphere and moons.
B)They provided information about the composition and motion of Jupiter's atmosphere and moons.
C)They provided information about the composition and motion of Mar's atmosphere and moons.
D)They provided information about the composition and motion of Venus's atmosphere and moons.
9
Which of the following is NOT true of all jovian planets?
A)They are gaseous planets.
B)They are always smaller in size than Jupiter.
C)They have diameters greater than 10,000 km.
D)They are terrestrial planets.
10
Which planet has the highest surface temperature?
A)Mars
B)Earth
C)Venus
D)Mercury
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