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Astronomy TEST 2

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Which statement best describes terrestrial planets?
Terrestrial planets are the largest in our solar system
Terrestrial planets have a gaseous surface
Terrestrial planets have a rocky surface
Terrestrial planets revolve around moons
Which statement is true about gaseous planets?
Gaseous planets are larger than terrestrial planets
Gaseous planets are smaller than terrestrial planets
Gaseous planets are closer to the Sun than terrestrial planets
Gaseous planets have a rocky surface
A scientist discovers a large, rocky object that is covered in craters and is orbiting the planet Mars. This object is most likely a _______.
Asteroid
Moon
Planet
Star
The Asteroid Belt can be found where in our solar system?
Orbiting Jupiter
Orbiting between Earth and Mars
Orbiting between Mars and Jupiter
Orbiting past Neptune
Where do comets come from?
Saturn’s ring
The Asteroid Belt
Dwarf planets like Pluto
The Oort Cloud
Where is the Oort Cloud?
Orbiting Jupiter
Orbiting between Earth and Mars
Orbiting between Mars and Jupiter
Orbiting past Neptune
Also known as a shooting star, a _____ is a large chunk of rock that BURNS UP in the planet's atmosphere.
Asteroid
Comet
Meteor
Meteorite
Meteoroid
A large chunk of rock that passes through a planet's atmosphere and STRIKES THE SURFACE of a planet or moon is called a _________.
Asteroid
Comet
Meteor
Meteorite
Which of the following objects has a main head made of ice, methane, ammonia, and dust?
Comet
Planet
Asteroid
Meteoroid
A comet's tail always points ___________.
Away from the sun
Towards the sun
What do planets orbit around?
The moon
The sun
Other planets
Asteroids
What do moons orbit around?
Other moons
The sun
Planets
Asteroids
Which correctly shows the planets in their correct order from closest to farthest from the sun?
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter
Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Venus
The Earth moves around its axis. What do we call this movement?
Revolution
Spinning
Rotation
Turning
The planet below is orbiting the sun. What do we call this movement?
Revolution
Rotation
Spinning
Turning
Which part of the Sun do we see?
Core
Corona
Photosphere
Sunspots
Prominences and solar flares are related to sunspots because they are all caused by:
Gravity
Earth’s orbit around the Sun
Too much heat
Intense magnetic fields
The intense magnetic field associated with sunspots may cause huge arching columns of gas called ___.
Photospheres
Coronas
Convection
Solar flares
The reason most solar winds do not disrupt electricity on Earth is due to the Earth’s ___________.
Auroras
Magnetic field
Stratosphere
Sunspot cycle
What is the temperature of the Sun’s core?
5,500 °C
10 million °C
15 million °C
15,000 °C
In this image, what is the loop coming off the Sun’s surface called?
Sunspot
CME
Solar prominence
Solar wind
What fusion reaction is coming from the Sun?
Helium into Oxygen
Oxygen into Nitrogen
Matter into Antimatter
Hydrogen into Helium
What do we call the electrified particles that get into the Earth’s atmosphere (Ionosphere) and create ribbons of light?
Auroras
Solar winds
Ozone
Magnetic storms
Where do auroras occur?
At the earth's poles
At the earth's equator
At the sun's poles
At the sun's equator
What is the thin reddish transparent layer of the Sun called?

Chromosphere
Corona
Photosphere
Solar winds
Let's pretend a new planet has been discovered. It appears to have several rings and revolves slower than most. How would we categorize this new planet?
terrestrial
gaseous
dwarf
moon
satellite
Which of the following planets DO NOT have moons?
Earth and Mars
Jupiter and Saturn
Venus and Mercury
Pluto and Ceres
Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria for being considered a planet?
has one or more moons
orbits the sun and rotates an axis
has enough mass and density to be spherical
has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit
Which layer does letter A point to?
D
Radiative Zone
Chromosphere
Core
Corona
Photosphere
Which layer does letter B point to?
Radiative Zone
Chromosphere
Core
Corona
Photosphere
Which layer does letter C point to?
Radiative Zone
Chromosphere
Core
Corona
Photosphere
Which layer does letter D point to?
Radiative Zone
Chromosphere
Core
Corona
Photosphere
Which layer does letter E point to?

Radiative Zone
Chromosphere
Core
Corona
Photosphere