Objective
Describe and compare the components of the Solar System.
95 Worlds and Counting
1. This moon is the coldest moon the Solar System.
a. Charon
b. Deimos
c. Enceladus
d. Triton
2. The first _____________________ ever found was found on Triton.
a. canyons
b. geysers
c. ice volcano
d. hot pots
3. Geysers on Triton are made of…
a. boiling hydrogen.
b. boiling methane.
c. boiling nitrogen.
d. boiling oxygen.
4. A geyser on Triton can reach an altitude of…
a. 3 miles.
b. 5 miles.
c. 8 miles.
d. 12 miles.
5. Triton has high altitude winds in its atmosphere.
a. True
b. False
6. This is the hottest moon in the Solar System.
a. Callisto
b. Europa
c. Ganymede
d. Io
7. There are ____________ volcanoes on Io.
a. 100
b. 200
c. 300
d. 400
8. This is the largest volcano in the Solar System.
a. Elysium Mons
b. Loki
c. Olympus Mons
d. Pele
Objective
Describe and compare the components of the Solar System.
9. He was the first golfer on the Moon.
a. Neil Armstrong
b. Dave Scott
c. Alan Shepherd
d. John Young
10. You are rappelling on one of Uranus’s moons. The rope breaks. How long will it
take to hit the ground?
a. 9 minutes
b. 13 minutes
c. 34 minutes
d. 49 minutes
11. If you were on Phobos, you wouldn’t walk, you would…
a. float.
b. hop.
c. jump.
d. skip
12. Which athletic could you perform on Phobos? (There are two or more answers
to this question.)
a. Do 3,000 summersaults in 25 minutes.
b. Lift a full loaded jumbo jet.
c. Run a mile in 30 seconds.
d. Shoot one hundred foul shots.
e. Throw a baseball in orbit around Phobos.
13. All moons have this in common.
a. Craters
b. Geysers
c. Ice
d. Water
14. Scientists know exactly how Saturn’s rings were formed.
a. True
b. False
15. Identify properties of Titan. (The question has two or more answers.)
a. Smoggy atmosphere.
b. Liquid natural gas lakes.
c. It has no atmosphere.
d. It has its own moon.
e. Gravity three times Earth’s.
f. Gravity 1/7th of Earth’s.
Objective
Describe and compare the components of the Solar System.
16. If there were oxygen on Titan, you could set the entire moon on fire.
a. True
b. False
17. Which activities could you do on Titan? (There are two or more answers to
this question.)
a. Fly by flapping your arms.
b. Go camping and build a campfire.
c. Ride in a balloon.
d. Swim like a dolphin.
e. Walk across Titan’s lakes.
18. This moon would be the perfect place to look for life.
a. Callisto
b. Europa
c. Ganymede
d. Io
19. There may be a(n) __________________ under Europa’s icy surface.
a. lake
b. ocean
c. river
d. volcano
20. Some cracks on Europa are so long they could run from _________ to
_________. (There are two answers to this question.)
a. St. Louis
b. Los Angeles
c. New York
d. New Orleans
21. Europa might have an ocean under its icy surface because…
a. its core is so hot.
b. its such a large moon.
c. there are icy bridges.
d. Jupiter’s gravity stretches Europa.
22. The closest place on Earth to Europa is…
a. Alaska.
b. the Arctic ice.
c. Hawaii.
d. the South Pole.
Objective
Describe and compare the components of the Solar System.
95 Worlds and Counting – Key
1. This moon is the coldest moon the Solar System.
d. Triton
2. The first _____________________ ever found was found on Triton.
c. ice volcano
3. Geysers on Triton are made of…
c. boiling nitrogen.
4. A geyser on Triton can reach an altitude of…
b. 5 miles
5. Triton has high altitude winds in its atmosphere.
a. True
6. This is the hottest moon in the Solar System.
d. Io
7. There are ____________ volcanoes on Io.
c. 300
8. This is the largest volcano in the Solar System.
b. Loki
Objective
Describe and compare the components of the Solar System.
9. He was the first golfer on the Moon.
c. Alan Shepherd
10. You are rappelling on one of Uranus’s moons. The rope breaks. How long will it
take to hit the ground?
a. 8 minutes
11. If you were on Phobos, you wouldn’t walk, you would…
a. float
12. Which athletic could you perform on Phobos? (There are two or more answers
to this question.)
a. Do 3,000 summersaults in 25 minutes; b. Lift a full loaded jumbo jet; e.
Throw a baseball in orbit around Phobos.
13. All moons have this in common.
a. Craters
14. We know exactly how Saturn’s rings were formed.
b. False
15. Identify properties of Titan. (The question has two or more answers.)
a. Smoggy atmosphere; b. Liquid natural gas lakes; f. Gravity 1/7th of
Earth’s.
16. If there were oxygen on Titan, you could set the entire moon on fire.
a. True
17. Which activities could you do on Titan? (There are two or more answers to
this question.)
Objective
Describe and compare the components of the Solar System.
a. Fly by flapping your arms; c. Ride in a balloon; d. Swim like a dolphin.
18. This moon would be the perfect place to look for life.
b. Europa
19. There may be a(n) __________________ under Europa’s icy surface.
b. ocean
20. Some cracks on Europa are so long they could run from _________ to
_________. (There are two answers to this question.)
b. Los Angeles; c. New York
21. Europa might have an ocean under its icy surface because…
d. Jupiter’s gravity stretches Europa.
22. The closest place on Earth to Europa is…
b. the Arctic ice.
95 Worlds and Counting – Scoring Guide
Objective
Describe and compare the components of the Solar System.
1. d
2. c
3. c
4. b
5. a (2 choices)
6. d
7. c
8. b
9. c
10. a
11. a
12. a, b, e (5 choices)
13. a
14. b (2 choices)
15. a, b, f (6 choices)
16. a (2 choices)
17. a, c, d (5 choices)
18. b
19. b
20. b, c
21. d
22. b
Scoring
Guide
21-22 – 4
19-20 – 3.5
16-18 – 3
14-15 – 2.5
8-12 – 2
6-7 – 1.5
4-5 – 1
1-3 – .5
0–0