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Question 1
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The planets of the outer solar system are :
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Much larger than the planets of the inner solar system
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About the same size
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Much smaller
Question 2
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Jupiter and Saturn are:
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The ice giants.
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The gas giants.
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Rocky.
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At the end of the rainbow.
Question 3
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The Giant Red Spot on Jupiter:
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Is a storm
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Can accommodate two Earths side-by-side
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Has been visible since about 1650
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Is higher in altitude than most of the other clouds on the planet
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All of the above
Question 4
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Which one of these is not Jupiter’s moon:
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Io
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Europa
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Phobos
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Callisto
Question 5
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Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are called?
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The Four Seasons.
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The ice planets.
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The Galilean moons.
Question 6
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Io is interesting because it:
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Has an ocean under its shroud of ice (we think) .
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Has its own moon.
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Has many active volcanoes and geysers.
Question 7
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Europa has a surface covered in:
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Oceans.
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Gases.
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Ice.
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Gelatin-like mud.
Question 8
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Because we think Europa has an ocean under its icy surface, it is a good place to look for:
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E. T.
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Primitive life.
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Elvis.
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Surfers.
Question 9
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Planetary rings exist around:
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All the inner planets.
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All the outer planets.
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All the asteroids.
Question 10
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The rings of Saturn are so beautiful because they consist of:
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Dust.
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Organics.
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Water Ice.
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None of the above
Question 11
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Planetary rings are:
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Permanent structures.
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Temporary structures.
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Do not have enough information to say.
Question 12
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Saturn’s moon Titan has:
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A thick atmosphere.
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Fractal looking “riverbeds”.
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“Coastlines”.
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Methane rain.
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All of the above
Question 13
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Uranus and Neptune are called:
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The rocky planets.
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The ice giants.
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The gas giants.
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The biggest asteroids in the solar system.
Question 14
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The blue color of Uranus and Neptune is due to:
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Dust.
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Organics.
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Methane.
Question 15
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Uranus “rolls” on its side as it revolves around the Sun. Some scientists think this is due to:
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The way it originally formed.
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An impact during early formation.
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The influence of Jupiter.
Question 16
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Because of the way Uranus revolves around the Sun, the seasons at the poles last:
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Like ours 4 months
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84 years
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42 years
Question 17
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The many moons in the outer solar system all revolve around their planets in the planet’s equatorial plane.
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- True
- False
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