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Solar System Review II
Test Description: Virginia Science Grade 6 Glencoe text
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is a meteorite?
A
a comet that strikes Earth
B
a dust ball that strikes Earth
C
a meteoroid that strikes Earth
D
an asteroid that strikes Earth
2) What happened to the dust and gas that did not contribute to forming the Sun?
A
It was all burned up by the Sun
B
It created the planets.
C
It created other stars.
D
It was lost forever
3) Why do planets closer to the Sun orbit the Sun faster than planets farther away do?
A
because of their size
B
because of the way the planets are lined up with each other in space
C
because of each planet's individual gravitational pull
D
because of the Sun's gravity
4) Why is Venus hot?
A
because of its position in the solar system
B
because of its closeness to the Sun
C
because of the volcanoes
D
because of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
5) Why is Venus often called Earth's twin?
A
because life also existed there at one time
B
because of its similar topography (physical features)
C
because of its similar size
D
because of similar temperatures
6) Which of Jupiter's four largest moons is the most volcanically active?
A
Europa
B
Ganymede
C
Io
D
Callisto
7) When atoms combine to form heavier atoms, _________ occurs.
A
friction
B
refraction
C
fusion
D
fission
8) Where do scientists plan on sending astronauts to in the future?
A
Neptune
B
Mars
C
Venus
D
Jupiter
9) Who developed the sun-centered model of the solar system?
A
Nicholas Copernicus
B
Clyde Tombaugh
C
Johannes Kepler
D
Galileo Galilei
10) What caused the dense cloud scientists hypothesize created our solar system to increase in temperature as it condensed?
A
increasing density
B
increasing friction
C
increasing speed
D
increasing mass
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