Saturday, July 16, 2022

Solar System Practice Test

This practice test focuses on the solar system, its various parts, and how it fits within the universe. This practice test is in adaptive mode, so the correct answers directly follow each question. I recommend watching the following informational videos from other sites before attempting this practice test:

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  2. Click either on the slide or on the thumbnail at the bottom of the screen to advance to the next slide.

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Which planet: Has the Great Red Spot formed by a persistent hurricane Has a dynamic atmosphere with belts Is the largest planet in our solar system Possible Answers: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter

Jupiter: Has the Great Red Spot formed by a persistent hurricane Has a dynamic atmosphere with belts Is the largest planet in our solar system

Which planet: Has water ice in permanently shadowed craters near its poles Orbits the sun in 88 days & spins slowly Is the closest planet to our sun? Possible Answers: Mercury, Venus, Ceres

Mercury: Has water ice in permanently shadowed craters near its poles Orbits the sun in 88 days & spins slowly Is the closest planet to our sun

Which of the planets below is NOT a terrestrial planet? Possible Answers: Earth, Uranus, Venus

Uranus is NOT a terrestrial planet.

Which planet: Is an ice giant & is the most dense of our outer planets Is the only planet found by mathematical prediction rather than by empirical observation The outermost planet? Possible Answers: Uranus, Pluto, Neptune

Neptune: Is an ice giant & is the most dense of our outer planets Is the only planet found by mathematical prediction rather than by empirical observation The outermost planet

The _______ Belt orbits the terrestrial planets and contains multiple particles such as microscopic dust and dwarf planets. Possible Answers: Asteroid, Kuiper, Orion

The Asteroid Belt orbits the terrestrial planets and contains multiple particles such as microscopic dust and dwarf planets.

Which planet: Has a dense metal core & viscous rock mantle with a thin crust Has the largest moon to planet size ratio Is the only planet known to sustain life? Possible Answers: Earth, Oort, Mars

Earth: Has a dense metal core & viscous rock mantle with a thin crust Has the largest moon to planet size ratio Is the only planet known to sustain life

Which planet: Has the hottest surface temperature Has air almost completely composed of carbon dioxide w/thick layer of sulfuric clouds Has a rotational axis that is flipped upside down so that it spins backwards? Possible Answers: Venus, Saturn, Mercury

Venus: Has the hottest surface temperature & extensive lava flows Has air almost completely composed of carbon dioxide w/thick layer of sulfuric clouds Has a rotational axis that is flipped upside down so that it spins backwards

The _____ Cloud extends beyond the Kuiper Belt and is a vast spherical collection of icy debris at the edge of the solar system where gravitational & physical influences of the sun end. Possible Answers: Orion, Kuiper, Oort

The Oort Cloud extends beyond the Kuiper Belt and is a vast spherical collection of icy debris at the edge of the solar system where gravitational & physical influences of the sun end.

Which planet: Has a hexagonal cloud pattern on its north pole Is the least dense of the planets Has signature rings made of ice particles that are 250,000 km across & 10 m wide? Possible Answers: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus

Saturn: Has a hexagonal cloud pattern on its north pole Is the least dense of the planets Has signature rings made of ice particles that are 250,000 km across & 10 m wide

The _____ Belt is made of smaller rocky and icy bodies at the outer edge of the solar system and contains Pluto. Possible Answers: Black, Dwarf, Kuiper

The Kuiper Belt is made of smaller rocky and icy bodies at the outer edge of the solar system and contains Pluto.

Which planet: Is an ice giant with 13 distinct rings Has a 98° tilt & looks like it is on its side Has a small, rocky core with a thick mantle of ammonia, water, and methane? Possible Answers: Uranus, Neptune, Saturn

Uranus: Is an ice giant with 13 distinct rings Has a 98° tilt & looks like it is on its side Has a small, rocky core with a thick mantle of ammonia, water, and methane

Which of the following planets is NOT an ice giant? Possible Answers: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars

Mars is NOT an ice giant.

Earth’s moon has huge flood plates on it called ______. Possible Answers: Cancer, Maria, Ceres

Earth’s moon has huge flood plates on it called maria.

Which of the following planets is not a jovian planet? Possible Answers: Venus, Neptune, Uranus

Venus is not a jovian planet.

A _______ is a huge gravitational collection of stars and their planets, gas, dust, and dark matter and is categorized by at least 3 main types (elliptical, spiral, irregular). Possible Answers: black hole, universe, galaxy

A galaxy is a huge gravitational collection of stars and their planets, gas, dust, and dark matter and is categorized by at least 3 main types (elliptical, spiral, irregular).

How many moons are in our solar system? Possible Answers: 8, 40, >200

Our solar system has over 200 moons.

Which planet: Was formerly wet with oceans & a thick atmosphere Had an atmosphere eroded from a solar wind due to no magnetic field Is red due to rusty rocks & dust? Possible Answers: Mercury, Venus, Mars

Mars: Was formerly wet with oceans & a thick atmosphere Had an atmosphere eroded from a solar wind due to no magnetic field Is red due to rusty rocks & dust

A _____ is a celestial body containing a nucleus of ice and dust that appears to have a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun. Possible Answers: comet, asteroid, meteor

A comet is a celestial body containing a nucleus of ice and dust that appears to have a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.

The ______ is a vast expanse of space of unknown size containing all of everything in existence. Possible Answers: universe, Milky Way, Super Nova

The universe is a vast expanse of space of unknown size containing all of everything in existence.

______ was discovered in 1930 and named a planet but was re-categorized as a minor/dwarf planet in 2006. Possible Answers: Pleiades, Haley, Pluto

Pluto was discovered in 1930 and named a planet but was re-categorized as a minor/dwarf planet in 2006.

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