Solar System Quiz 2 (25 MCQs)

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1. Methane gives _____ their blue-green color.

2. Where does the light of the Moon come from?

3. Which planet's orbit is closer to the Sun than Earth's orbit?

4. The outer planets are called _____

5. What element is NOT abundant in the atmospheres of the other planets (because it is only released abundantly on Earth by life)?

6. About how much of earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen?

7. The GAS GIANTS or Outer planets are

8. Earth's moon stays in orbit around Earth due to _____

9. _____ has ringlets around the planet made up of the particles of ice.

10. What is the center of the solar system?

11. What is the moon

12. This causes an object to move away from the center of the object it is circling.

13. The planets move around the center star in different orbits. Which planet has an orbit that is the 3rd planet from our Sun?

14. How might Mars be different if its surface did not contain so much iron?

15. Which planet only has one moon?

16. What is the second smallest planet in the solar system?

17. What is in our Solar System?

18. What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter?

19. What is the most logical place to send a probe?

20. Which planet is made up of mostly liquid water?

21. The Nebular Theory is

22. How hot is the sun?

23. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called _____?

24. The planets orbit around the _____

25. Which of the following is a terrestrial planet?