Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following is NOT a Jovian planet?
a. | Earth | c. | Neptune | b. | Saturn | d. | Uranus |
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The formation of the solar system from a huge cloud of dust and gases is called
the ____.
a. | protoplanet theory | c. | planetesimal theory | b. | nebular theory | d. | solar theory |
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Which planet has a dense carbon dioxide atmosphere and high surface
temperatures?
a. | Venus | c. | Mars | b. | Earth | d. | Mercury |
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Which planet, when viewed through a telescope, appears as a reddish ball
interrupted by some permanent dark regions that change intensity?
a. | Mercury | c. | Mars | b. | Earth | d. | Saturn |
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According to Figure 23-1, the ____________________ of the comet is labeled
A.
a. | Head | c. | Ionized Tail | b. | Coma | d. | Solar Wind |
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What is the smallest planet?
a. | Saturn | c. | Mars | b. | Pluto | d. | Mercury |
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is believed to be a ____.
a. | volcanic area | b. | large desert | c. | cyclonic
storm | d. | zone of high ammonia concentration |
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Most asteroids lie between the orbits of ____.
a. | Mercury and Venus | c. | Earth and Mars | b. | Venus and Earth | d. | Mars and
Jupiter |
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Which of the following is one of the giant planets?
a. | Mars | c. | Venus | b. | Uranus | d. | Pluto |
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What is the name of planet 7 in the diagram above?
a. | Pluto | c. | Neptune | b. | Venus | d. | Uranus |
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