Question 1

Surface temperatures are lowest on

Accepted Answer

A) Venus. 
B) Earth. 
C) Mars. 
D) Saturn. 
A) Venus. 
B) Earth. 
C) Mars. 
D) Saturn.

Question 2

The planet with the largest satellite is

Accepted Answer

A) Earth. 
B) Mars. 
C) Jupiter. 
D) Neptune. 
A) Earth. 
B) Mars. 
C) Jupiter. 
D) Neptune.

Question 3

The moon has an abundance of

Accepted Answer

A) atmospheric gases. 
B) water. 
C) ice. 
D) craters. 
A) atmospheric gases. 
B) water. 
C) ice. 
D) craters.

Question 4

Most of the mass in the solar system is located in

Accepted Answer

A) the asteroids. 
B) the sun. 
C) Jupiter and Saturn. 
D) Uranus and Neptune. 
A) the asteroids. 
B) the sun. 
C) Jupiter and Saturn. 
D) Uranus and Neptune.

Question 5

The planet that appears brightest in the sky is

Accepted Answer

A) Venus. 
B) Mars. 
C) Jupiter. 
D) Saturn. 
A) Venus. 
B) Mars. 
C) Jupiter. 
D) Saturn.

Question 6

Meteoroids

Accepted Answer

A) follow orbits around the earth. 
B) follow orbits around the sun. 
C) move randomly through the solar system. 
D) come from outside the solar system. 
A) follow orbits around the earth. 
B) follow orbits around the sun. 
C) move randomly through the solar system. 
D) come from outside the solar system.

Question 7

The Oort Cloud, which lies outside the orbit of Neptune, consists mainly of

Accepted Answer

A) comets. 
B) meteoroids. 
C) asteroids. 
D) various gases. 
A) comets. 
B) meteoroids. 
C) asteroids. 
D) various gases.

Question 8

At new moon, the moon is

Accepted Answer

A) not in line with the earth and the sun. 
B) between the earth and the sun. 
C) on the opposite side of the earth from the sun. 
D) on the opposite side of the sun from the earth. 
A) not in line with the earth and the sun. 
B) between the earth and the sun. 
C) on the opposite side of the earth from the sun. 
D) on the opposite side of the sun from the earth.

Question 9

A dwarf planet

Accepted Answer

A) must not have any satellites. 
B) need not be massive enough to have cleared other objects from the neighborhood of its orbit. 
C) must have an orbit outside that of Neptune. 
D) must have an atmosphere. 
A) must not have any satellites. 
B) need not be massive enough to have cleared other objects from the neighborhood of its orbit. 
C) must have an orbit outside that of Neptune. 
D) must have an atmosphere.

Question 10

A planet that consists largely of compressed gases is

Accepted Answer

A) Mercury. 
B) Venus. 
C) Mars. 
D) Neptune. 
A) Mercury. 
B) Venus. 
C) Mars. 
D) Neptune.

Question 11

In the past 3 billion years the main influence on the lunar landscape has been

Accepted Answer

A) volcanoes. 
B) moonquakes. 
C) meteoroid impacts. 
D) running water. 
A) volcanoes. 
B) moonquakes. 
C) meteoroid impacts. 
D) running water.

Question 12

The surface of Jupiter's satellite Europa may be covered by

Accepted Answer

A) vegetation. 
B) metallic hydrogen. 
C) the highest volcanoes in the solar system. 
D) a layer of water ice floating on liquid water. 
A) vegetation. 
B) metallic hydrogen. 
C) the highest volcanoes in the solar system. 
D) a layer of water ice floating on liquid water.

Question 13

If the moon were smaller than it is, total eclipses of the sun would

Accepted Answer

A) never occur. 
B) occur less often than now. 
C) occur as often as now. 
D) occur more often than now. 
A) never occur. 
B) occur less often than now. 
C) occur as often as now. 
D) occur more often than now.

Question 14

Meteorites never contain

Accepted Answer

A) iron. 
B) nickel. 
C) silicate minerals. 
D) limestone fragments. 
A) iron. 
B) nickel. 
C) silicate minerals. 
D) limestone fragments.

Question 15

A full moon is visible

Accepted Answer

A) only during the day. 
B) only until midnight. 
C) only after midnight. 
D) all night. 
A) only during the day. 
B) only until midnight. 
C) only after midnight. 
D) all night.

Question 16

The least dense of the following planets is

Accepted Answer

A) Mercury. 
B) Venus. 
C) Mars. 
D) Saturn. 
A) Mercury. 
B) Venus. 
C) Mars. 
D) Saturn.

Question 17

Of the following planets, the one with the most satellites is

Accepted Answer

A) Venus. 
B) Mars. 
C) Jupiter. 
D) Neptune. 
A) Venus. 
B) Mars. 
C) Jupiter. 
D) Neptune.

Question 18

Meteors appear in the night sky

Accepted Answer

A) only during the spring and fall. 
B) only during specific shower periods. 
C) in approximately the same numbers every night. 
D) every night, but more often during shower periods. 
A) only during the spring and fall. 
B) only during specific shower periods. 
C) in approximately the same numbers every night. 
D) every night, but more often during shower periods.

Question 19

A planet with two satellites is

Accepted Answer

A) Venus. 
B) Mars. 
C) Jupiter. 
D) Saturn. 
A) Venus. 
B) Mars. 
C) Jupiter. 
D) Saturn.

Question 20

The solar wind

Accepted Answer

A) blows over the sun's surface. 
B) consists of photons streaming from the sun. 
C) consists of ions streaming from the sun. 
D) consists of hydrogen atoms streaming from the sun. 
A) blows over the sun's surface. 
B) consists of photons streaming from the sun. 
C) consists of ions streaming from the sun. 
D) consists of hydrogen atoms streaming from the sun.

Surface temperatures are lowest on

The planet with the largest satellite is

The moon has an abundance of

Most of the mass in the solar system is located in

The planet that appears brightest in the sky is

Meteoroids

The Oort Cloud, which lies outside the orbit of Neptune, consists mainly of

At new moon, the moon is

A dwarf planet

A planet that consists largely of compressed gases is

In the past 3 billion years the main influence on the lunar landscape has been

The surface of Jupiter's satellite Europa may be covered by

If the moon were smaller than it is, total eclipses of the sun would

Meteorites never contain

A full moon is visible

The least dense of the following planets is

Of the following planets, the one with the most satellites is

Meteors appear in the night sky

A planet with two satellites is

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Exam 17: The Solar System

Surface temperatures are lowest on

The planet with the largest satellite is

The moon has an abundance of

Most of the mass in the solar system is located in

The planet that appears brightest in the sky is

Meteoroids

The Oort Cloud, which lies outside the orbit of Neptune, consists mainly of

At new moon, the moon is

A dwarf planet

A planet that consists largely of compressed gases is

In the past 3 billion years the main influence on the lunar landscape has been

The surface of Jupiter's satellite Europa may be covered by

If the moon were smaller than it is, total eclipses of the sun would

Meteorites never contain

A full moon is visible

The least dense of the following planets is

Of the following planets, the one with the most satellites is

Meteors appear in the night sky

A planet with two satellites is

The solar wind

The Scientific Method

Motion

Energy

Energy and the Future

Matter and Heat

Electricity and Magnetism

Waves

The Nucleus

The Atom

The Periodic Law

Crystals, Ions, and Solutions

Chemical Reactions

Organic Chemistry

Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

The Rock Cycle

The Evolving Earth

The Stars

The Universe

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