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Generation Date: 12/21/2012
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1. The planet Venus has a very thick atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide. This thick CO2
atmosphere traps heat and causes higher temperatures on Venus. This process is known as the
_______ effect, and it also occurs on _______.
A. Doppler, Mars
B. greenhouse, Earth
C. greenhouse, the Moon
D. Doppler, Mercury
2. Which of the following statements about the motion of planetary satellites is true?
A.
Planetary satellites never orbit their planet in the opposite direction of their planet's
rotation.
B.
Planetary satellites can orbit their planet in the same direction as the planet's rotation, or in
the opposite direction.
C.
Planetary satellites always orbit their planet in the opposite direction of their planet's
rotation.
D. Some planetary satellites have been known to orbit around other satellites.
3. The Moon has almost no atmosphere, whereas the Earth has a thick atmosphere. Earth's
atmosphere traps heat to make the surface temperature range narrower. It also causes the Earth to
have weather.
The Moon has a _______ surface temperature range than Earth's, and thunderstorms _______
occur on the Moon.
A. wider, often
B. narrower, often
C. wider, never
D. narrower, never
4. Recent photographs of the planet Mars reveal deposits that suggest the former presence of
liquid water. How does this compare with the evidence regarding Earth's Moon?
Earth's Moon has the same types of deposits as Mars and had twice as much liquid water
A. in the past.
B.
C.
D.
Earth's Moon currently has a deep ocean of liquid water.
There is no evidence of liquid water on Earth's Moon.
There is evidence that the Moon had the same amount of liquid water as Mars in the past.
5.
Image courtesy of NASA
The above image of Jupiter's moon Europa was taken by the Galileo spacecraft. What are the
reddish brown lines seen in the image?
A. cracks in the moon's icy surface
B. canals built by Europans
C. the longest sand dunes in the solar system
D. long flows of lava
6. Which planet has a storm that has been raging for centuries?
A. Mercury
B. Jupiter
C. Mars
D. Earth
7.
Image courtesy of NASA
The image above was taken by the spacecraft Messenger as it flew by the planet Mercury. The
terrain shown in this image is typical for the surface of Mercury. There are many circular
depressions of various sizes in the scene (the largest one in the upper right part of the image is
about 133 km across). These depressions are called _______ and formed when asteroids and
comets struck the planet.
A. impact craters
B. volcanoes
C. tectonic plates
D. mountain ranges
8. Which of the following planets is classified as a terrestrial planet?
A. Neptune
B. Venus
C. Saturn
D. Jupiter
9. Which of the following is the largest of the terrestrial planets?
A. Earth
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Mercury
10. The masses of the planets are recorded below.
Planet
Mass
Mercury 0.33 x 1024 kg
Venus
4.87 x 1024 kg
Earth
5.98 x 1024 kg
Mars
0.65 x 1024 kg
Jupiter
1900 x 1024 kg
Saturn
570 x 1024 kg
Uranus
87 x 1024 kg
Neptune 100 x 1024 kg
From this information, which planets are probably included among the "gas giants"?
A. Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune
B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
C. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
D. Mars and Earth
11. Which of the following planets may have a habitable moon?
A. Mars
B. Jupiter
C. Venus
D. Earth
12. Which moon is the most volcanically active?
A. Io
B. Titan
C. Callisto
D. Ganymede
13. The diagram below is a model of the solar system. It is a scale model that shows the positions
of the Sun and planets as well as the relative distances between them. The relative sizes of the
bodies are not represented. Examine the model, then answer the question that follows.
Of the following solar system bodies, which is farthest from Earth?
A. Neptune
B. the Sun
C. Uranus
D. Jupiter
14. Which is closer to the Earth—the Sun or the Moon?
A. The Sun is closer to the Earth than the Moon is.
B. They are the same distance from the Earth.
C. The Moon is closer to the Earth than the Sun is.
D. The distance from the Earth to the Moon cannot be determined.
15.
Image couresty of JPL/NASA
The image above was created from radar data collected by the spacecraft Magellan during a
mission to Venus. The circular features near the center of the image average about 25 km across.
The brighter parts of this image represent rough surfaces, and the darker parts of the image
represent smooth surfaces. Based on this information, which of the following locations is most
likely a broad, smooth plain?
A. X
B. Y
C. Z
D. W
16. Which of the following statements is true of planetary movement in our solar system?
A. Only the first three planets revolve around the Sun.
B. The Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun.
C. The Sun revolves around the Earth and other planets.
D. Each of the planets revolves around its own Sun.
17. Which planet is most likely to have acid rain?
A. Venus
B. Uranus
C. Mars
D. Mercury
18. Which of the following is true about the solar system?
A. None of the planets have moons.
B. Earth is the only planet that has a moon.
C. Most of the planets have moons.
D. All of the planets have moons.
19. Mervin is constructing a model of the solar system. Which two planets should be next to
Earth?
A. Venus and Mars
B. Venus and Mercury
C. Saturn and Uranus
D. Mars and Jupiter
20. Which of the following moons is most likely to contain liquid water and possibly life?
A. Ganymede
B. Triton
C. Io
D. Europa
21. Which of the following correctly lists the planets in our solar system from the smallest to the
largest in terms of diameter?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
Mars, Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Earth
22. Moons in the solar system commonly have depressions on their surfaces that formed from
impacts with other solar system bodies, such as asteroids and meteoroids. These depressions are
called _______.
A. volcanoes
B. meteors
C. craters
D. rings
23.
Image modified from NASA
The above images of Jupiter's moon Io were captured by the Galileo spacecraft. The main image
on the left shows a large portion of the moon, and the images on the right show closeup views of
the features labeled X and Y in the main image. Features X and Y are
A. tornadoes from thunderstorms.
B. large splashes from Io's ocean.
C. life forms unique form those on Earth.
D. plumes of volcanic material.
24.
NASA image courtesy of Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
The image shows part of the Aleutian Island Chain, which is part of Alaska. The image was
captured by the MODIS satellite.
The Aleutian Islands are a chain of volcanoes that have built up above sea level. They are
actively forming along a tectonic plate boundary due to one plate plunging beneath another.
What makes this scenario unique to planet Earth?
Earth is the only planet on which volcanic features have been observed.
A.
B.
C.
Earth is the only planet that has currently active plate tectonics.
Earth is the only planet that has been photographed by a satellite or spacecraft.
D. all of these
25. Which planet is the only planet in our solar system known to have liquid water?
A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Earth
26.
Planet Temperature
Mercury
100 - 700 K
Venus
735 K
Earth
287 K
Mars
227 K
Jupiter
112 - 165 K
Saturn
84 - 134 K
Uranus
53 - 76 K
Neptune
55 - 72 K
The chart above shows the average surface temperature or temperature range for each of the
eight planets.
What conclusion can be drawn from this information?
Earth and the other inner planets have higher average surface temperatures than the outer
A. planets.
Earth and the other inner planets have lower average surface temperatures than the outer
B. planets.
Earth has the highest average surface temperature, and Uranus has the lowest average
C. surface temperature.
Earth has the lowest average surface temperature, and Venus has the highest average
D. surface temperature.
27. Which of the following planets is the smallest?
A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Uranus
D. Mars
28. Which of the following is true of the Earth as a planet?
I. The Earth revolves around the Sun.
II. The Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
III. The Earth is the smallest planet in our solar system.
IV. The Earth is the only planet that is orbited by exactly one moon.
A. I and III only
B. II and IV only
C. I, II, and IV only
D. I, II, III, and IV
29. The Earth is made mostly of _______.
A. water
B. air
C. soil
D. rock
30. If a planet rotates 360 degrees during a 24 hour time period, what does that tell us about the
planet?
A. The seasons on the planet vary every day.
B. The temperature on the planet varies daily.
C. The planet runs on a 12-hour time clock.
D. The middle of the planet is in darkness