Question 1
Which of the
following are
terrestrial planets?
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
only Earth
the Earth, Moon, and Venus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, and
Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon,
Mars, and Ceres
Question 1
Which of the
following are
terrestrial planets?
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
only Earth
the Earth, Moon, and Venus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, and
Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon,
Mars, and Ceres
Terrestrial planets are
rocky.
Question 2
The major difference(s)
between the terrestrial
and jovian planets
involve(s)
1) mass.
2) density.
3) rotation speed.
4) density and rotation speed.
5) mass and density.
Question 2
The major difference(s)
between the terrestrial
and jovian planets
involve(s)
1) mass.
2) density.
3) rotation speed.
4) density and rotation speed.
5) mass and density.
Jovian planets are
more massive, but
less dense, than
terrestrial planets.
Question 3
Which of the following
defines density?
1) mass times surface gravity
2) mass divided by volume
3) size divided by weight
4) mass times surface area
5) weight divided by size
Question 3
Which of the following
defines density?
1) mass times surface gravity
2) mass divided by volume
3) size divided by weight
4) mass times surface area
5) weight divided by size
Density can be thought of as
MATTER / THE SPACE IT OCCUPIES
Lots of matter in a small space = HIGH density
Little matter in a large space = LOW density
Question 4
Compared with terrestrial
planets, jovian planets share
all of the following
characteristics except
1) low density.
2) large size.
3) many moons.
4) ring systems.
5) slower rotation.
Question 4
Compared with terrestrial
planets, jovian planets share
all of the following
characteristics except
1) low density.
2) large size.
3) many moons.
4) ring systems.
5) slower rotation.
Question 5
Asteroids are
evidence of
1) a planet that once orbited the Sun
but later was destroyed.
2) ancient material from the
formation of the solar system.
3) a collision between Jupiter and
one of its larger moons.
4) comets that were trapped by
Jupiter’s gravitational field.
Question 5
Asteroids are
evidence of
1) a planet that once orbited the Sun
but later was destroyed.
2) ancient material from the
formation of the solar system.
3) a collision between Jupiter and
one of its larger moons.
4) comets that were trapped by
Jupiter’s gravitational field.
Asteroids, Meteoroids, and
Comets may have not changed at
all since the solar system
formed.
Question 6
The condensation
theory explains why
1) our planet Earth has water and rain.
2) stars are more likely to form large
planets orbiting very near.
3) terrestrial planets are different from
jovian planets.
4) the Moon formed near the Earth.
5) Pluto has such a circular orbit.
Question 6
The condensation
theory explains why
1) our planet Earth has water and rain.
2) stars are more likely to form large
planets orbiting very near.
3) terrestrial planets are different from
jovian planets.
4) the Moon formed near to Earth.
5) Pluto has such a circular orbit.
The condensation theory explains how the
temperature of the early solar nebula controls which
materials are solid, and which are gaseous.
Question 7
Any theory of the
origin of the Solar
System must
explain all of
these EXCEPT
1) the orbits of the planets are nearly
circular, and in the same plane.
2) the direction that planets orbit the Sun
is opposite to the Sun’s spin.
3) the terrestrial planets have higher
density and lower mass.
4) comets do not necessarily orbit in the
plane of the solar system.
Question 7
Any theory of the
origin of the Solar
System must
explain all of
these EXCEPT
1) the orbits of the planets are nearly
circular, and in the same plane.
2) the direction that planets orbit the Sun
is opposite to the Sun’s spin.
3) the terrestrial planets have higher
density and lower mass.
4) comets do not necessarily orbit in the
plane of the solar system.
The planets do orbit in the same direction that the
Sun spins.
Most also spin in that direction, and most also have
large moons that orbit in that direction.