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Planet Project Test Questions Period 7th
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Mercury- April and Marissa
1. How long is mercury’s year in earth days?
a. Approx: 120 days
b. Approx: 88 days
c. Approx: 92 days
d. Approx: 365 days
2. Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System, T/F?
a.
b.
TRUE
a.
b.
c.
d.
8.3 km/s
a.
b.
c.
d.
I really was not paying attention
FALSE
3. What is Mercury’s Escape velocity?
92 km/s
69 km/s
4.3 km/s
4. What was the name of the first space craft to explore BOTH Mercury AND Venus in the same
mission?
I don’t know
I give up
Mariner 10
5. How many rings/moons does Mercury have? ________ rings, _______ moons
Fill in the blank: zero, zero
Saturn- Kathia and Angie
1.
Earth is farther from the sun than Saturn
True
False
2. Saturn has more moons than Earth
True
3.what
False
color is the surface of saturn?
a) Red
b) yellow with hints of orange.
c) Black
d) green
4. How cold is saturn?
a)-388 degrees fahrenheit
b)-828 degrees fahrenheit
c)-1288 degrees fahrenheit
d)-288 degrees fahrenheit
5.How many moons does Saturn have?
a)30
b)97
c)62
d)0
Moon - Samantha
1. How many kilometers is the Moon away from the Sun ?
a. 150
b. 300
c. 100
d. Idk
2. How many phases does the Moon have ?
a.
b.
c.
d.
10
6
9
8
3. It is possible to have life on the Moon ?
a. True
b. False
4. Is the Moon the only planet visited by humans ?
a. True
b. false
Jupiter:
1.What are the two main components of Jupiter’s atmosphere?
a.) Hydrogen and helium
b.) Hydrogen and ammonia
c.) Helium and ammonia
d.) Ammonia and carbon
e.) Carbon and oxygen
2. What is the source of energy for the Giant Red Spot on Jupiter?
a.) The wind currents beneath the troposphere
b.) Convection and stagnation battling it out
c.) Tidal flows
d.) Cometary impacts
e.) Scientists still don’t know
3. Which two of Jupiter’s Galilean moons are most similar?
a.) Io and Callisto
b.) Callisto and Europa
c.) Europa and Ganymede
d.) Ganymede and Callisto
e.) Callisto and Europa
4. Jupiter gives off more energy in radiation than it receives in energy from the Sun.
a.) True
b.) False
5. How many different spacecraft have gone to observe Jupiter since 1973?
a.) 4
b.) 14
c.) 9
d.) 8
e.) 10
Ganymede
What was the original name of Ganymede?
A. Juniper I
B. Jupiter III
C. GA/Y 4700
D. Gallifrey
What is 7.155 Earth days on Ganymede?
A. Rotational period
B. Orbital period
C. Tectonically linked
D. Both A. and B.
Ganymede is the biggest moon in our solar system.
A. True
B. False
C. Not this answer
D. Not this answer part 2
What spacecraft is landing on Ganymede in 2022?
A. JUICE
B. JUNEBUG
C. JUNIPER
D. JULIOUS
What surface features apply to Ganymede?
A. Polar ice caps
B. Heavy cratering
C. Current tectonic plate movement
D. A. and B.
E. B. and C.
Exoplanets
1)
How far is the Gliese 667Cc away from our sun?
A) 23 Light years away
B) 22 Light years away
C) 21 Light years away
2) What is one planet in our habitable zone?
A) Gliese 668C
B) Kepler 22B
C) Kepler 56B
3) Gliese 667Cc orbit 8 times closer to its host star than earth orbits the sun?
A) True
B) False
4) Is Transit photometry method a method that detects distant planets by
measuring the minute dimming of a star as an orbiting planet passes between it
and the Earth?
A) True
B) False
5) When was Kepler 442b discovered?
A) November 6, 2012
B) October 8, 2009
C) January 6, 2015
VENUS
How many moons does Venus have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 0
d. 3
2. True or False: Venus has the slowest orbital period
3. True or False: Venus is bright enough in the night
sky that it can make shadows on Earth
4. True or False: Venus is NOT the hottest planet in the solar system
5. How long is a sidereal day on Venus?
a. 1 Earth day
b. 74 Earth days
c. 117 Earth days
d. 225 Earth days
Europa
How many members of our solar system contain copious amounts of
water next to rock and near the surface?
A:1
B:2
C:3
Why is it possible that life could be found on Europa?
A: It’s Super cold
B: There is likely an ocean of water
Who discovered Europa?
A: Kepler
B: Newton
C: Galileo
What makes Europa so unique compared to other moons of Jupiter?
A: It’s super big
B: It’s really pretty
C: Aliens live there
D: It has water
What makes the surface of Europa look so unique?
A: It’s red cracks
B: It’s pink color
C: It’s buildings
Titan
1. What was the name of the NASA spacecraft that explored Titan?
A. Apollo
B. Cassini
C. Mars Express
2. What is Titan’s atmosphere composed of?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
How old is Planet Earth?
4 billion years
2 years
1 month
5 million years
1 sec
a)
b)
c)
d)
What type of planet is Earth?
Jovian
Funny
Oceanic
Terrestrial
How did Earth and planets form?
a) Love
b) Mad scientist
c) Giant cloud disc, gathering gas and dust
d) Survival of the fittest
What are two main metals in Earth’s core
a)
b)
Silver and copper
Iron and nickel
c) Lead and mercury
d) Gold and platinum
Which is hotter the surface of the sun or Earth's core?
-
Earth’s core
IO
IO Is the fifth moon from jupiter?
a) Truee
b) False
c) Maybe
d) Who cares
IO is ___( as/ than) jupiter
a) Younger
b) Older
c) The same age
d) Taller
Io is the most____ body in our solar system
a)
b)
c)
d)
Icy
Volcanically active
Windy
friendly
Neptune
1. What trace amounts of an element give Neptune the blue color
a. helium
b. methane
c. Hydrogen
d. Gold
2. Neptune has the fastest winds out of all the planets in the solar
system, with winds reaching what speed?
a. 2,400 mph
b. 800 mph
c. 1,300 mph
d. 10,000 mph
3. Neptune has 13 known moons, which one is the largest?
a. Earth
b. Triton
c. Charon
d. Titania
4. What is the name of the ring of icy bodies that lies beyond
Neptune’s orbit?
a. The Oort Cloud
b. The Kuiper belt
c. The outer asteroid belt
d. The Great Unknown
5. How long does it take Neptune to make one lap around the Sun?
a. 30 years
b. 215 years
c. 165 years
d. 365 days
Mars
1.Who discovered mars’ moons
A. Asaph Hall
B. Galileo galilei
C. Isaac Newton
D. I don’t know
2. When will we see mars again
A. July 27 2017
B. July 26 2017
C. December 5 2020
D. August 1 2018
3. Name at least one mystery that we know on mars
A. Mars has two faces
B. Mars had water before
C. Mars got its red color from the sun
D. Mars resembles a desert.
4. Name at least two features mars has
A. Water and Fire
B. Dune Fields and Sand beds
C. Why do i need to know this
D. Aliens and Predators
5. What does mars’ magnetosphere do?
A.It reflects objects
B. It acts like a shield
C.It pulls the charged particles in its cycle
Neptune- Humphries
Which gas giant most directly compares with Neptune?
A. Venus B. Jupiter C. Uranus D. Saturn
Studying the orbit of which planet led to the discovery of Neptune?
A. Earth B. Pluto C. Mars D. Uranus
How many times faster are the winds on Neptune than on Earth?
A. 3x B. 5x C. 7x D. 9x
True or false: Neptune has a liquid/gas mantle
COuld carbon based life survive on Neptune?
A. Yes B. No C. Prolly D. Who Cares