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Planets 4.5
Test Description: Planets
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Early astronomers, like _________ and Ptolemy believed that Earth was the center of the universe and all other heavenly bodies orbited around Earth.
A
Galileo
B
Franklin
C
Aristotle
D
Obama
2) _________ helped prove that the sun is the center of our solar system by using a telescope that he invented.
A
Faraday
B
Galileo
C
Edison
D
Aristotle
3) Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are considered __________ planets.
A
cold
B
terrestrial
C
living
D
gas giant
4) Terrestrial means _______
A
water
B
gaseous
C
green
D
rocky
5) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are called _____giants
A
storm
B
rock
C
jolly green
D
gas
6) _______ is closest to the sun and is a small, heavily cratered planet.
A
Jupiter
B
Venus
C
Mercury
D
Earth
7) Mercury looks like our moon. Mercury is the _________ planet in our solar system and its atmosphere is very thin.
A
smallest
B
greenest
C
coldest
D
largest
8) Venus is the second planet from the sun. Similar to _____ in size and mass
A
Earth
B
Jupiter
C
the moon
D
Pluto
9) Venus has a permanent blanket of clouds that traps _______ energy which causes high surface temperatures
A
thermal
B
electrical
C
potential
D
mechanical
10) Earth is the _____ planet from the sun a. second
A
eighth
B
third
C
fifth
D
second
11) Earth’s atmosphere, its liquid water, and its distance from the sun (among other factors) make Earth ideal for ____
A
flying
B
life
C
fun
D
aliens
12) Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is sometimes called the ___ ______
A
blue planet
B
green planet
C
orange planet
D
red planet
13) Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun, the _______ planet in the solar system
A
smallest
B
largest
C
rockiest
D
wettest
14) Jupiter is ______ times larger than Earth
A
five
B
eleven
C
one hundred
D
twenty
15) Jupiter has no solid surface. Its colored cloud patterns are caused by enormous ______ in its atmosphere
A
waves
B
clouds
C
birds
D
storms
16) Saturn is the _____ planet from the sun
A
first
B
second
C
seventh
D
sixth
17) Early scientists thought Saturn was the only planet with _____, but we now know that all four gas giants (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) have them
A
craters
B
necklaces
C
bracelets
D
rings
18) Uranus is a gas giant and is unique in that it _____ on its side
A
lays
B
vibrates
C
spins
D
sleeps
19) Uranus is the _______ planet from the sun
A
third
B
seventh
C
second
D
ninth
20) Neptune appears ____ because of its atmosphere. It is roughly four times the size of Earth
A
purple
B
blue
C
orange
D
red
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