Glencoe Earth Science

Chapter 24: The Solar System

Standardized Test Practice

1
What happened to Mercury that caused the formation of large cliffs as seen in the diagram below?

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A)It expanded.
B)It become warmer.
C)It shrank.
D)It melted.
2
Which is the fifth planet from the Sun?
A)Pluto
B)Mercury
C)Venus
D)Jupiter
3
Which planet has Charon as its moon?
A)Mercury
B)Pluto
C)Mars
D)Saturn
4
Which of these follows a cyclical pattern?
A)sunspot maxima and minima
B)condensation of a nebula
C)formation of a crater
D)formation of a black hole
5
Where do scientists plan on sending astronauts to in the future?
A)Mars
B)Neptune
C)Venus
D)Jupiter
6
Where is the asteroid belt found?
A)between Earth and Mars
B)between Uranus and Neptune
C)between Mercury and Venus
D)between Mars and Jupiter
7
Which scientist discovered the shape of the planets' orbits?
A)Galileo Galilei
B)Albert Einstein
C)Johannes Kepler
D)Nicholas Copernicus
8
What is a good estimate of the distance from the top of Mars's mantle to the bottom?

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A)12,583 km
B)23,122 km
C)1,348 km
D)6,794 km
9
What do Earth and Mars have in common?

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A)a uniformly thick crust
B)a solid mantle
C)an iron-rich core
D)an iron-rich crust
10
When a shooting star appears in the sky, it actually is which of the following?
A)asteroid
B)comet
C)meteorite
D)meteor
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