Exam 16: The Solar System

The largest planet in the solar system is

Which of the following planets can be in opposition?

The apparent displacement in the direction of light coming from a star because of Earth's orbital motion is called the ______________.

The flattened, rotating disk of gas and dust around the protosun, from which planets were believed to have formed, is called the

The planet ______________ contains more than half the mass of the solar system not in the Sun.

The smallest major planet in the solar system lacks

The geocentric model of the solar system is attributed to

The planet with the polar "ice caps" of frozen carbon dioxide is ______________.

The planet with Red Spot Junior is

Kepler's first law of planetary motion is known as the law of ______________ paths.

The point of a planet's orbit farthest from the Sun is called the ______________.

The solar system model of Copernicus is known as the ______________ model.

Which of the following planets cannot be in opposition?

The planet with a hexagonally shaped storm at its pole is

Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?

The third brightest object in the sky is

Kepler's second law of planetary motion is known as the law of

The aberration of starlight gives proof that Earth is

The planet with the largest number of moons is

The dominant mass of the solar system is the ______________.