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Chapter 27 Study Guide Name: _______________________________________________ Date: __________ ____ 1. Even though Venus is farther from the sun then Mercury, Venus's surface is hotter than Mercury's. This is because Venus A. has a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere that traps the sun's heat B. a very weak or non-existent magnetic field C. has an extremely old crust with volcanic features D. rotates from west to east instead of east to west ____ 2. The largest known volcano in the solar system is located on A. Earth B. Mars C. Jupiter D. Pluto ____ 3. Which of the following planets has the lowest density? A. Mercury B. Jupiter C. Venus D. Mars ____ 4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Jovian planet? A. composed of light elements B. low density C. large size D. rocky crust ____ 5. Which of the following planets have ring systems? A. Saturn B. Jupiter C. Neptune D. all of the above ____ 6. Oberon, Ariel, and Miranda are three of the five largest moons of A. Jupiter B. Mars C. Uranus D. Venus ____ 7. Saturn's moon Titan is unusual because A. it is very small B. it has a moon of its own C. it has a very hot surface D. it has a substantial atmosphere ____ 8. Comets spend most of their time A. in orbit around Neptune B. far beyond Neptune's orbit C. in orbit around Earth D. between Mars and Jupiter ____ 9. Halley's Comet returns to the inner solar system every A. year B. 7.6 years C. 76 years D. 760 years ____ 10. Meteor showers occur when Earth A. passes through comet debris B. enters the asteroid belt C. approaches perihelion D. approaches aphelion ____ 11. A rock fragment traveling in space is called a A. meteor B. meteorite C. meteoroid D. meteor shower ____ 12. One reason Mercury has more impact craters than Earth is because Mercury A. has no atmosphere B. is closer to the sun C. rotates more rapidly D. moves faster in its orbit 13. The diagram above shows the paths of Earth and a comet around the sun. The two paths occur within the same plane. Draw in arrows indicating the direction of the comet's tail at the points A, B, C, and D. ____ 14. The largest moon in the solar system is A. Earth's moon B. Uranus's moon Miranda C. Jupiter's moon Ganymede D. Jupiter's moon Europa