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Chapter 9 Study Guide
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Earth’s rotations and revolutions
The Sun and its layers
Outer planets and inner planets
Planet order
Comet, asteroids, and galaxies
Day, night, full moons, and seasons
The test will have 14 multiple
choice questions and 3 short
answer questions.
Study and Be Confident!!
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
1. What is a revolution?
a. one complete orbit of an object
around another object
b. one complete spin of an object
around an axis
c. a change in the tilt of an object
from one side to another
d. a full sequence of a planet
through all its seasons
2. Why is it warmer in the Northern
Hemisphere during the summer
months?
a. Rays hitting the Northern
Hemisphere are more spread out.
b. The sun’s rays strike the
Northern Hemisphere more
directly.
c. The Northern Hemisphere is
closer to the sun.
d. Earth is closer to the sun during
the summer months.
3. Why do the stars appear to move
across the sky from east to west?
a. Earth revolves from west to east.
b. The galaxy is rotating from east
to west.
c. Earth rotates from west to east.
d. Earth rotates from east to west.
4. Why does the sun appear larger than
other stars?
a. The light from the sun is
magnified by Earth’s
atmosphere.
b. The sun has a brighter light than
other stars.
c. The sun is closer to Earth than
other stars.
d. The sun is the largest star in the
galaxy.
5. What is the significance of Polaris, the
North Star?
e. Polaris helped navigators find
directions.
f. Polaris is the same size as the
sun.
g. Polaris is the brightest object in
the sky.
h. Polaris is the largest object in the
sky.
6. What characteristics do all the inner
planets share?
a. thick atmosphere
b. ability to support life
c. rocky surface
d. liquid water on surface
7. What is the order of the inner planets
from the sun?
e. Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus
f. Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars
g. Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars
h. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
11. Which is true?
i. Saturn is the seventh planet from
the sun.
j. Jupiter has one moon.
k. Neptune is easy to see in the
night sky without a telescope.
l. Uranus rotates on its side.
8. Why are space probes and robot
rovers useful tools for exploring
space?
i. Their measurements are always
accurate.
j. They analyze data very quickly.
k. They can go places where people
cannot.
l. They can sustain a lot of damage.
9. Which is NOT a characteristic of all
planets?
a. All planets have rings of particles
orbiting them.
b. All planets are large, round
objects.
c. All planets rotate.
d. All planets revolve around a star.
10. What is one of the reasons why the
outer planets are referred to as gas
giants?
e. We can see the rings of particles
orbiting them.
f. The outer planets have solid
crusts.
g. The outer planets have liquid
cores.
h. We can only see their
atmospheres.
12. How are comets and asteroids alike?
a. They both orbit the sun.
b. They both follow very stretchedout, elliptical paths.
c. They both are found between
Mars and Jupiter.
d. They both are ice and dust.
13. What is a small rocky piece from
outer space that strikes Earth’s
surface?
e. shooting star
f. meteor
g. meteorite
h. meteoroid
14. How are all the moons in the solar
system alike?
i. They all have atmospheres.
j. They all are uneven shapes.
k. They all have volcanoes.
l. They all orbit planets.