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Chapter 16: Our Solar System
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A solar system is
born
pp. 472-479
The inner planets
pp. 480-485
The outer planets
pp 486-491
Moons
pp. 492-499
Small bodies in the
Solar System
pp. 500-505
*Write summary/thoughts on the back of this page. You should write 2-4 sentences
for each section in your own words!
_____ 1. Which of the following words means “the thing from which something else
comes”?
a. fusion
c. attraction
b. source
d. force
_____ 8. In the process of nuclear fusion, four hydrogen nuclei fuse to form a
nucleus of
a. calcium.
b. sodium.
c. helium.
d. magnesium.
_____ 9. In which layer of the sun does nuclear fusion take place?
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a. corona
b. photosphere
c. convective zone
d. core
_____ 10. Which of the following planets is located one astronomical unit from the
sun?
a. Mercury
b. Earth
c. Mars
d. Jupiter
_____ 11. Which of the following terrestrial planets has retrograde rotation?
a. Mercury
b. Venus
c. Earth
d. Mars
_____ 12. Which of the following planets in the outer solar system is tipped on its
side?
a. Jupiter
c. Uranus
b. Saturn
d. Neptune
_____ 13. Which of the following moons of Jupiter is volcanically active?
a. Callisto
b. Io
c. Ganymede
d. Europa
_____ 14. Small, rocky bodies that orbit the sun in nearly circular orbits are called
a. asteroids.
b. meteoroids.
c. comets.
d. meteorites.
The diagram below models the moon’s orbit around Earth as viewed from above the
South Pole. Use the diagram to answer the next question.
______ 15.
What term describes the motion of the moon that
is shown in the diagram?
a. prograde rotation c. .retrograde rotation
b. prograde revolution d. retrograde revolution
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