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Misc. Facts 1
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Common Planet Facts
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What would you need to change in order for Mars's atmosphere to support human life?
The level of oxygen would need to increase, and the level of carbon dioxide would need to dramatically decrease
100
What is which of the following correctly lists the order of Jupiter's moons, from largest to smallest? Callisto, Europa, and Ganymede or Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa
Ganymede, Callisto, Europa are the moons of Jupiter
100
Which of the following represents Earth in Lee's model? For her model she used a basketball, a baseball, a Ping-Pong ball, and a marble.
Ping-pong ball represents which of the following planet, Earth, the Moon, the Sun, and the planet Jupiter
100
Order the planets correctly from hottest to coolest average surface temperature. A. Mercury B. Venus C. Earth D. Mars E. Jupiter
What is b, a, c, d, e
100
What describes the relationship between a planet's period of revolution and its distance from the Sun?
What is the greater the distance between a planet and the Sun, the longer its period of revolution.
200
What is true about the inner planets?
All of the planets are nearly spherical in shape.
200
Which planet has a large system of rings surrounding it?
What is Saturn
200
Venus is closer to Earth, but Jupiter is easier to see. Why might this be true?
Jupiter is much larger than Venus.
200
What is the most likely the reason Mars does NOT support life?
What is the atmosphere is not suitable for life.
200
Which of the following characteristics is the most similar for all of the planets in Earth's solar system?
What is shape of orbit?
300
Nitrogen makes up what percentage of the Earth's atmosphere?
78%
300
Three of the outer planets are?
What is Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
300
Select all of the following that are found within Earth's solar system. asteroids, comets, galaxies, moons, nebulae, planets
What is asteriods, comets, moons, planets
300
Mercury has very little in common with Earth, EXCEPT
What is it has a solid surface composed of rock.
300
What statement is accurate about the planets and their characteristics?
What is both inner and outer planets have gravity?
400
The pull of Earth's gravity on an object is about 0.5 percent greater at the poles than it would be if the object was located at the equator. What is the best conclusion to draw from this evidence?
What is Earth's shape deviates from being a perfect sphere
400
What best describes the differences between the inner planets and the outer planets?
What is the inner planets are small, solid, rocky bodies, while the outer planets are large, gaseous bodies.?
400
What is the correct order of the planets from largest mass to smallest mass? Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Venus, Mercury, Uranus or Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
400
Which planets have the most similar atmospheres? Uranus 83% hydrogen, 15% helium, 2% methane Neptune 80% hydrogen, 19% helium, 2% methane Saturn 90% hydrogen, 3.5% helium, 0.5% methane
What is Uranus and Neptune
400
What is NOT a characteristic of Earth's atmosphere that makes it suitable for life?
What is it has a low percentage of carbon dioxide, which is solely responsible for burning up anything from space that travels toward Earth?
500
How does Earth's diameter compare to Venus?
What is Earth is about the same size as Venus.
500
Which planets are considered to be gas giants due to the compositions of their atmospheres?
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune because of the hydrogen and helium?
500
The planet that has long-lasting dust storms and is known as the "Red Planet" is
What is Mars.
500
What best describes the shape of the planets' orbits?
What is ellitical?
500
What is true of gas giants?
What is they are the farthest from the Sun in the solar system?