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Earth Science Unit 1 Practice Test

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Test for my Earth Science Class. 10-12-15
Zachary Ricky
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Question 1

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1.The age of the solar system is thought to be about
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  • 1.5 Billion years
  • 3.5 billion years
  • 4.6 billion years
  • 13.7 billion years

Question 2

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Which of the following is evidence used to determine the age of the solar system?
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  • meteorites
  • fossils
  • comets
  • asteroids

Question 3

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Which of the following is an important clue about how the solar system formed?
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  • the planets are different sizes and shapes
  • the planets all orbit the sun in the same direction
  • the planets orbit the sun in different directions
  • the planets rotate on their axis at the same speed

Question 4

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The first object to form in the solar system was the
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  • planets
  • sun
  • asteroids
  • moons

Question 5

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A giant nebula is made mostly of
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  • hydrogen and helium
  • heavy elements
  • hydrogen and iron
  • helium and iron

Question 6

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What causes a giant nebula to contract?
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  • pressure
  • gases
  • the sun
  • gravity

Question 7

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All planets orbit the Sun on almost the same plane. This is a clue to
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  • the formation of the sun
  • the formation of the galaxy
  • the formation of the universe
  • the formation of the solar system

Question 8

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Nebulas come from materials that are left over from the big bang or from...
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  • dying planets
  • escaped gases
  • debris from previous supernovas
  • the asteroid belt

Question 9

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The planets and moons formed by what starting to clump together and colliding with other
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  • escaped gases
  • small pieces of dust
  • spiraling galaxies
  • imaginary particles

Question 10

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A nebula spins more rapidly as it collapses because of...
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  • gravity
  • gases and gravity opposing each other
  • angular momentum conversation
  • Newton's laws of motion

Question 11

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The star in the milky way galaxy is what size star?
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  • small sized star
  • average sized star
  • large sized star
  • massive sized star

Question 12

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How many planets are in our solar system?
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  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11

Question 13

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What is the name of the dwarf planet?
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  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Neptune
  • Pluto

Question 14

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What is the dwarf planet made of?
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  • hydrogen and helium
  • liquid water and rock
  • rock and methane ice
  • water ice and rock

Question 15

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Which is the coldest planet/dwarf planet?
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  • number one
  • number three
  • number seven
  • number nine

Question 16

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Which two planets are very similar in the structure and atmosphere?
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  • Earth,Venus
  • Saturn,Mars
  • Neptune, Uranus
  • Mercury, Jupiter

Question 17

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Which planet is the largest?
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  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Neptune
  • Uranus

Question 18

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Which planet has ice in polar regions and a thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide?
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  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Mars

Question 19

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Which planet/dwarf planet is the hottest?
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  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Pluto

Question 20

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Which planet has a moderate temperature?
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  • Jupiter
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Saturn

Question 21

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Which planet has an atmosphere that is mostly nitrogen?
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  • Neptune
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Mars

Question 22

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Which planet/dwarf planet has an atmosphere of carbon dioxide so thick you cannot see the surface?
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  • Pluto
  • Mars
  • Saturn
  • Venus

Question 23

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Which planet has the largest change in its temperature?
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  • Mercury
  • Pluto
  • Earth
  • Uranus

Question 24

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Which planet/dwarf planet has just a hint of methane for its atmosphere?
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  • Mercury
  • Pluto
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn

Question 25

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Which planet/dwarf planet has just a hint of helium for its atmosphere?
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  • Mercury
  • Pluto
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn

Question 26

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Which planet is the smallest?
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  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn

Question 27

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Which planet has an extraordinary ring system?
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  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Neptune
  • Uranus

Question 28

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What are the rings around Saturn made of?
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  • dust
  • rocks
  • ice
  • gases

Question 29

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Which planet would float in water?
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  • Saturn
  • Neptune
  • Uranus
  • Pluto

Question 30

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Which two planets are liquid inside?
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  • Earth, Venus
  • Neptune, Mars
  • Mercury, Jupiter
  • Saturn, Jupiter

Question 31

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List the planets in order working from the Sun outward. [blank_start]Mercury[blank_end], [blank_start]Venus[blank_end], [blank_start]Earth[blank_end], [blank_start]Mars[blank_end], [blank_start]Jupiter[blank_end], [blank_start]Saturn[blank_end], [blank_start]Uranus[blank_end], [blank_start]Neptune[blank_end]
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  • Venus
  • Mercury
  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Neptune

Question 32

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There are irregularly shaped bodies that orbit the sun.
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  • comets
  • asteroids
  • planets
  • meteorites

Question 33

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Objects that have not cleared their orbits of other objects are
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  • comets
  • meteors
  • dwarf planets
  • meteorites

Question 34

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What is found between Mars and Jupiter?
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  • Kuiper Belt
  • Oort cloud
  • Comet Belt
  • Asteroid Belt

Question 35

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Long period comets comets come from very distant region of the solar system called...
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  • Kuiper Belt
  • Oort cloud
  • Comet belt
  • Asteroid Belt

Question 36

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What is believed to have caused mass organism extinction on Earth's past?
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  • comets
  • asteroids
  • planets
  • meteorites

Question 37

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What leaves a trail of glowing ice particles, water vapor, and gases as it moves through the solar system?
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  • comets
  • asteroids
  • planets
  • merteorites

Question 38

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These are small icy objects that orbit the sun
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  • comets
  • asteroids
  • planets
  • meteorites

Question 39

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What provides scientists with clues about our solar system?
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  • meteoroids
  • meteors
  • meteorites
  • dwarf planets

Question 40

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These orbit the Sun but have no atmosphere or internal heat.
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  • asteroids
  • comets
  • meteors
  • meteoroids

Question 41

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How many known dwarf planets are there in our solar system?
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  • one
  • three
  • five
  • seven

Question 42

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Jupiter's massive gravity kept many these from forming into another planet?
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  • comets
  • asteroids
  • meteoroids
  • meteorites

Question 43

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There are over 4,500 of these objects know to pass Earth on a regular basis.
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  • meteors
  • meteorites
  • asteroids
  • comets

Question 44

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What is a coma?
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  • name of a dwarf planet
  • developing star
  • vaporized gas and dust
  • tiny grains of sand of a merteoroid

Question 45

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What do we call debris left over by comets when it gets pulled toward Earth by gravity?
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  • meteors
  • meteorites
  • meteoroids
  • dust

Question 46

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Some meteorites found on Earth are believed to have come from which planet?
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  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Mars
  • Pluto

Question 47

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Which of the following are often called "shooting stars"
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  • meteors
  • meteorites
  • meteoroids
  • asteroids

Question 48

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What determines a comets period?
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  • Length of time for the comet to orbit the sun
  • Length of time for the comet to totally break apart
  • Length of time for one visit close to Earth and the next
  • Length of time for a comet to from a nebula

Question 49

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When a meteoroid is as small as tiny grains of sand it is called?
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  • debris
  • interplanetary dust
  • meteoroids
  • ateroids

Question 50

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Which of the follwoing typically have extremely elliptical orbits around the sun?
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  • meteors
  • comets
  • meteoroids
  • ateroids

Question 51

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All of the following are considered dwarf planets except
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  • Eris
  • Makemake
  • Pluto
  • Orion

Question 52

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Kuiper belt is located beyond
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  • Mercury
  • Saturn
  • Neptune
  • Uranus
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