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Solar System
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Nebula
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Table – Average
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Mercury
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Mercury’s Craters
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Venus
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Earth
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Mars
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Soujourner
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Jupiter
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Table –
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Saturn
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Uranus
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Uranus’ Axis
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Neptune
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Pluto and Charon
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Comet
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Position of Asteroid Belt
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The Solar System
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Reviewing Main Ideas
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The Solar System
• Early Greek scientists thought that Earth
was at the center of the solar system.
They thought that the planets and stars
circled Earth.
• Today, people know that objects in the solar
system revolve around the Sun.
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Reviewing Main Ideas
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The Inner Planets
• The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth,
and Mars.
• The inner planets are small, rocky planets.
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Reviewing Main Ideas
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The Outer Planets
• The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
• Pluto is a small icy planet. The other
outer planets are large, gaseous planets.
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Reviewing Main Ideas
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Other Objects in the Solar System
• Comets are masses of ice and rock. When
a comet approaches the Sun, some ice
turns to gas and the comet glows brightly.
• Meteors occur when small pieces of rock
enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up.
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Chapter Review
Question 1
What view of the solar system was prevalent
among early Greek scientists?
Answer
Many early Greeks thought that the Sun and
Moon rotated around Earth, and that the stars
were in a separate sphere that also rotated
around Earth.
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Chapter Review
Question 2
Which of these planets does NOT have an
atmosphere?
A. Earth
B. Mars
C. Mercury
D. Venus
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Chapter Review
Answer
The answer is C. Mercury has a low
gravitational pull and most gases that could
form an atmosphere escape into space.
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Chapter Review
Question 3
Pathfinder was a spacecraft that carried a robot
rover to _________.
A. Mars
B. Mercury
C. Saturn
D. Venus
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Chapter Review
Answer
The Answer is A. The Mars Pathfinder carries
the robot rover Sojourner to Mars.
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Chapter Review
Question 4
What is the Great Red Spot of Jupiter?
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Chapter Review
Answer
The Great Red Spot of Jupiter is a continuous
storm of high-pressure gas.
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Chapter Review
Question 5
__________ gives Neptune a bluish-green
color.
A. ammonia
B. methane
C. nitrogen
D. oxygen
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Chapter Review
Answer
The answer is B. Neptune’s atmosphere is
similar to that of Uranus. Its methane content
gives it a bluish-green color.
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Standardized Test Practice
Question 1
Which two adjacent planets have the greatest
distance between them?
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Standardized Test Practice
A. Jupiter and Saturn
B. Mars and Jupiter
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C. Uranus and Neptune
D. Venus and Earth
Standardized Test Practice
Answer
The answer is C. Uranus and Neptune are
nearly 11 AUs apart.
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Standardized Test Practice
Question 2
Which planet has an orbital
speed closest to that of Earth?
A. Jupiter
B. Mars
C. Mercury
D. Venus
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Standardized Test Practice
Answer
The answer is D. The orbital speed of Venus
and Earth differ by 5 km/s.
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Standardized Test Practice
Question 3
The area between Mars and Jupiter that contains
the particles shown in the diagram is the
__________.
A. asteroid belt
B. comet belt
C. meteor shower
D. Oort cloud
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Standardized Test Practice
Answer
The answer is A. Most asteroids are located in
the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars
and Jupiter.
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Standardized Test Practice
Question 4
This diagram illustrates that as Mercury’s core
began to solidify, __________ resulted from
breaks in the crust.
A. cliffs
B. craters
C. maria
D. storms
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Standardized Test Practice
Answer
The answer is A. The cliffs on the surface
provide evidence that Mercury shrank.
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Standardized Test Practice
Question 5
On which Sol was the low temperature the
warmest?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
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Standardized Test Practice
Answer
The answer is D. After the fifth Sol, the low
temperature was about 10º C warmer than on
the other four days.
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