Self Test The Solar System and Beyond

Matching: Earth is not Alone, Pt. 1 1. __F__ Primary source of energy A. Nuclear fusion 2. __I__ Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune B. Mercury 3. _C___ Responsible for all planets orbiting the Sun C. Gravitational Forces 4. __A___ Sun creates heat and light by ….. D. Mars/Jupiter 5. _E___ Two closest planets to our Sun E. Mercury/Venus 6. _J___ Neptune’s unusual moon F. Sun 7. _H___ Planet known as Earth’s sister planet G. Greenhouse gases 8. __B__ Small terrestrial planet that is now dead H. Venus 9. __G__ Venus’s thick atmosphere is due to….. I. Jovian Planets 10. ___D__ Asteroid belt is located between…….. J. Triton Matching: Earth is not Alone, Pt. 2 11. _B___ Responsible for Earth’s ocean tides A. Giant Stars 12. __E___Our Sun is a ________ star. B. Earth’s Moon 13. ___A__ What kind of stars burn out quickly? C. Kuiper Belt 14. _F____ Some light is provided by ______ stars. D. Mare 15. __G___ Light-colored areas on the Moon E. Yellow Dwarf 16. ___D__ Dark-colored areas on the Moon F. Red Dwarf 17. _C___ A disk-shape zone containing Xena G. Cratered Highlands Geo Self Test: The Solar System and Beyond Geology Rocks!

Matching: Earth is not Alone, Pt. 3 18. _____ Planet has a Great Red Spot A. Saturn 19. _A___ Planet has a large, beautiful ring system B. Betelgeuse 20. _____ Planet is lop-sided & moons orbit vertically C. Io 21. _____ Appear as dark spots on the Sun’s Photosphere D. Neptune 22. _L___ No longer designated as a planet E. Prominences 23. _H___ A goldilocks planet in a habitable zone F. Kepler 186-f 24. _____ Volcanically active moon in our Solar System G. Uranus 25. _____ Planet has a Great Dark Spot H. Earth 26. _____ Strong winds & dust devils occur on this planet I. Terrestrial 27. _____ A giant red star located in the constellation Orion. J. Jupiter 28. __F___Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of its K. Mars parent star. 29. _____ Huge, looping eruptions of gas. L. Pluto 30. ____ Inner planets of our Solar System M. Sunspots Multiple Choice: __A___ 31. Of the following planets, which one may develop a ring system in the next few million years? a. Mars b. Jupiter c. Saturn d. Uranus ___A__ 32. Dominate features of Jupiter are the _____. a. colorful bands and swirls b. rocky spires c. thick atmosphere d. tilt of its axis

_____ 40. Which planet shows brightly in the night sky as well as during the morning hours in Kansas? a. Venus- b. Mars c. Jupiter d. Saturn _____ 41. Which of the following planets are not gas giants? a. Saturn b. Jupiter c. Venus d. Uranus _____ 42. _____ are pieces of asteroids and other bodies like the Moon and Mars that travel through space and fall to the Earth. a. asteroids b. meteorites- c. meteoroids d. shooting stars _____ 43. The _____ shields the solar system from galactic cosmic radiation and interstellar winds which are created when a star outside of our solar system explodes. a. magnetosphere b. atmosphere c. biosphere d. heliosphere- Circle the Word: The statement to the left of each question is closely associated with one of the two terms to the right. Circle the term that is most closely related. 44. blue color of Uranus and Neptune methane ammonia 45. planet experiences hexagonal storms Jupiter Saturn 46. moon has liquid oceans beneath icy crust Io- Enceladus 47. largest object in the asteroid belt Ceres Vesta 48. planet has a ring system Saturn- Venus 49. planet has an unusual axis of rotation Neptune Uranus

Circle the Best Answer: 50. This planet has the scar of what was once a very large impact crater. Mercury Venus Earth Mars- 51. This planet rains sulfuric acid. Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter 52. This planet has a small rocky core and spins on its axis at a very high speed (rapid rotation). Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter 53. This planet has the largest known extinct volcano in the solar system and a canyon that is far larger than the Earth’s Grand Canyon? Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Matching: Space Probe/Craft Missions to other Planets and Beyond _____ 54. This space probe has been orbiting around Mercury A. New Horizons since 2011. _____ 55. This space probe has produced the first detailed B. Dawn maps of Venus. _____ 56. This space probe had provided the first soft-landing C. Voyager 1 & 2 by utilizing rockets, parachute, and “sky crane”. _____ 57. In 2015, this space probe reached Pluto and detected D. MESSENGER a world composed of 98 percent nitrogen ice. _____ 58. This mission has been on-going for many years and E. Curiosity has now made its way through the Sun’s heliosphere.