a. Prominence
b. Solar Flare
c. Sun Spot
| Solar System Test 1 Version D |
Directions: Answer the following questions concerning the Inner Solar System.
Take time to read each question carefully, eliminate the wrong answers by reasoning.
Good Luck!
Section 1 The Sun
1. Our Sun is a ____________ size star.
a. Small
b. Medium
c. Large
2. The Sun lies where on the H-R diagram?
a. Main Sequence
b. Super Giants
c. White Dwarfs
3. ______________ is the layer of the Sun that produces light.
a. Chromosphere
b. Photosphere
c. Core
| 4. In the picture to your right, the
feature looping out from the Sun is called a ____________. a. Prominence b. Solar Flare c. Sun Spot |
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5. _________________ is the layer of the Sun which is the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere.
a. Chromosphere
b. Photosphere
c. Corona
| 6. In the picture to your right, the
feature found in the photosphere is called a _____________. a. Sunspot b. Solar Flare c. Solar Prominence |
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7. How many years does it take the sunspot cycle to go from Maximum to Maximum, if maximum to minimum is 11 years?
a. 11 years
b. 33 years
c. 22 years
8. _______________ is the nuclear process inside the core of the sun where hydrogen is converted into helium.
a. Fusion
b. Fission
c. Emission
| 9. Which layer of the Sun is shown in the
picture to the right? a. Corona b. Photosphere c. Chromosphere |
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10. How many Earth's does it take to fill the volume of the Sun?
a. 10
b. 1,000
c. 1,000,000
Section 2 Models of The Solar System and Solar System Vocabulary
11. _____________ Model of the solar system states that the Sun is the center.
a. Geocentric
b. Heliocentric
c. Tyco Brahe
12. ___________ Model of the solar system states that the Earth is the center.
a. Geocentric
b. Heliocentric
c. Tyco Brahe
13. A ____________ is the path that a planet follows around a star.
a. Orbit
b. Rotation
c. Cycle
14. Planet means_____________.
a. Star
b. Wandering Star
c. Fixed Star
Section 3 Planetary Motion and Information
15. ____________ is planetary motion when a planet spins on its axis.
a. Revolution
b. Rotation
c. Epic Cycles
16. ___________ is planetary motion when a planet moves around a star.
a. Revolution
b. Rotation
c. Epic Cycles
17. The closer a planet is to the Sun the ____________ the orbital time for that planet around the Sun.
a. Shorter
b. Longer
c. Remains the Same
18. The planet moves ____________ when it orbits closer to the Sun.
a. Faster
b. Slower
c. Remains the Same
19.______________ force affects planetary motion.
a. Magnetic
b. Electromagnetic
c. Gravity
20. ____________ orbit around planets
a. stars
b. moons
c. comets
21. _____________ planets are rocky.
a. Terrestrial
b. Gaseous
c. Apogee
22. ____________ reflect light.
a. Stars
b. Planets
c. Apogee
Section 4 Inner Planets
| 23. Name the planet in the picture to the
right. a. Venus b. Earth c. Mercury |
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24. ____________ is the first planet from the Sun.
a. Mercury
b. Venus
c. Earth
25. ____________ is the second planet from the Sun.
a. Mercury
b. Venus
c. Earth
26. __________ is the third planet from the Sun.
a. Mars
b. Earth
c. Venus
Section 5 Mercury
| 27. _____________ features in the picture
to the right indicate that Mercury has a very thin atmosphere.
a. Mountains b. Craters c. Valleys
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28. _____________ is the period of revolution for Mercury around the Sun.
a. 90 days
b. 86 days
c. 88 days
29. A day on Mercury is ____________ Earth Days.
a. 59 days
b. 57 days
c. 52 days
30. Mercury is _____________ Au's from the Sun.
a. 1
b. (.72)
c. (.38)
31. Mercury's high and low temperature range from_________ to _________ on average.
a. 6000 F to 100 F
b. -800 F to 800 F
c. 750 F to -250
Section 6 Venus
32. How many moons does Venus have?
a. one
b. two
c. zero
| 33. ____________ features are dominate in
the picture of Venus to the right. a. Mountains b. Craters c. Clouds |
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34. _____________ is the average high and low temperature on Venus.
a. 900 F
b. 100 F
c. 350 F
35. Venus has ________________ times more atmospheric pressure that Earth.
a. 9
b. 900
c. 90
36. ____________________ is a day on Venus.
a. 225 Earth days
b. 243 Earth days
c. 365.25 Earth days
37. ___________________ is a year on Venus.
a. 225 days
b. 243 days
c. 365.25 days
Section 7 Earth
| 38. ________________ Is the dominate
feature on Earth seen from space in the picture to the right. a. Water b. Moon c. Ice Caps |
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39. ___________________ is a year on Earth.
a. 366 days
b. 364.25 days
c. 365.25 days
40. __________________ is a solar day on Earth.
a. 23 h 57 min 17 sec
b. 24 h
c. 24.5 h
41. _______________ planet is often called Earth's twin.
a. Mars
b. Mercury
c. Venus
42.The Earth is _____________ Au's from the Sun.
a. 1
b. 1.5
c. (.72)
43. The Earth has how many moons?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 7
44.____________ is the main gas at 78% in the Earth's Atmosphere.
a. Nitrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Carbon Dioxide
Section 8 Mars
| 45. _____________ is the dominate feature
on Mars in the picture to the right. a. Oceans b. Ice Caps c. Mountain Ranges |
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46. How many Au's is Mars from the Sun?
a. 5.2
b. 1.52
c. (.72)
47. How many moons does Mars have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
48. What is the main gas in the Martian atmosphere?
a. Oxygen
b. Carbon Dioxide
c. Argon
49. How long is a year on Mars?
a. 686 days
b. 686 hours
c. 686 years
50. How long is a day on Mars?
a. 23.5 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 24.5 hours
Congratulations you have finished the test. Please review your answers, once you have click the return hyperlink below, you may not return to the test. ( Pictures Courtesy of NASA/JPL)
