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