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Integrated Science 1 Quiz 4
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Venus is known for its
a. enormous size.
b. thick atmosphere.
c. ring system.
d. abundance of life.
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2. _____ is the only planet in the solar system known to sustain life.
a. Uranus
c. Earth
b. Mercury
d. Pluto
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3. The Great Red Spot, a hurricane-like storm with twice the diameter of Earth, is found on
a. Jupiter.
c. Titan.
b. Saturn.
d. the sun.
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4. The inner planets are called terrestrial because they
a. have no atmosphere.
c. have Earth-like oceans.
b. are small and highly dense.
d. are visible from Earth.
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5. All four outer planets are
a. terrestrial planets.
b. gas giants.
c. very small.
d. close to the sun.
6. Earth’s temperature is moderated by its
a. orbit around the sun.
b. hydrosphere.
c. continents.
d. satellite.
7. Gas giants are known for their
a. rocky exteriors.
b. ring structures.
c. lack of satellites.
d. closeness to the sun.
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8. Aristotle first proposed that _____ was at the center of the solar system.
a. the sun
c. Earth
b. the moon
d. Jupiter
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9. In 1687, _____ explained that gravitational forces hold the solar system together.
a. Newton
c. Halley
b. Copenicus
d. Galileo
____ 10. Kepler correctly proposed that the planets orbited the sun in _____ orbits.
a. circular
c. linear
b. elliptical
d. spherical
____ 11. According to the _____ hypothesis, the solar system formed from a cloud of dust and gas.
a. nebular
c. Galilean
b. accretion
d. Newtonian
____ 12. Comets are probably made from leftover matter from the formation of
a. the solar system.
c. the gas giants.
b. Earth.
d. the sun.
____ 13. According the current theory, the moon was formed
a. together with Earth.
c. from a portion of Earth.
b. separately from Earth.
d. from leftover matter.
____ 14. According to Copernicus’ model of the solar system,
a. the sun orbits Earth.
c. the planets orbit Earth.
b. Earth orbits the sun.
d. Earth orbits the moon.
____ 15. According to the nebular hypothesis, the planets of the solar system
a. are pieces of a larger planet.
c. are comets captured by the sun.
b. formed from small particles.
d. formed before the big bang.
____ 16. The age of our solar system is approximately
a. 6,000 years old.
b. 4.6 million years old.
c. 4.6 billion years old.
d. 15 billion years old.
____ 17. A rock that strikes the Earth is called a
a. meteor.
b. meteorite.
c. meteoroid.
d. All of the above
____ 18. The asteroid belt is found between Jupiter and
a. Saturn.
c. Mars.
b. Uranus.
d. Neptune.
____ 19. According to the nebular hypothesis, the solar system formed
a. quickly, from a large explosion.
c. slowly, from a large explosion.
b. quickly, from a cloud of gas and dust.
d. slowly, from a cloud of gas and dust.
____ 20. The solar system is held together by
a. gravitational forces.
b. inertia.
c. angular momentum.
d. electrostatic forces.
____ 21. Terrestrial planets have similar
a. atmospheres.
b. lifeforms.
c. compositions.
d. Neptune
____ 22. Planets may have been formed out of material orbiting the early sun through the process of
a. solidification.
c. accretion.
b. sedimentation.
d. radiation.
____ 23. _____ allow Earth to sustain life.
a. Liquid water and an oxygen-rich atmosphere
b. Animals and plants
c. The moon’s craters and maria
d. Ice and a methane-rich atmosphere
____ 24. The inner planets are separated from the outer planets by
a. the Kuiper belt.
c. the Milky Way.
b. an asteroid belt.
d. the moon’s orbit.
____ 25. The nebular hypothesis explains why the planets
a. are bunched together.
c. have irregular orbits.
b. have ring structures.
d. differ in composition.
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