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The Solar System

The Solar System. Chapter 2 Test Review. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are the__________. terrestrial planets. Who was the astronomer who believed in the geocentric model of the solar system?. Ptolemy. What is the name of the most volcanically active spot in the solar system?.

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The Solar System

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  1. The Solar System Chapter 2 Test Review

  2. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are the__________. terrestrial planets

  3. Who was the astronomer who believed in the geocentric model of the solar system? Ptolemy

  4. What is the name of the most volcanically active spot in the solar system? Io, a moon of Jupiter

  5. Which planet spins on a horizontal axis? Uranus

  6. Which planet has an icy moon named Triton? Neptune

  7. Which planet has an atmosphere of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid clouds? Venus

  8. Which planet is the largest planet (the one with the Great Red Spot)? Jupiter

  9. What is in the center of the heliocentric model of the solar system? The Sun

  10. Which planet has the most known satellites (moons)? Saturn

  11. Which planet is the red planet? Mars

  12. What is the name of the explanation of how the universe was created? The Big Bang Theory

  13. Who was the astronomer who popularized the heliocentric model of the solar system? Copernicus

  14. What is a star and all the objects that revolve around it called? Solar System

  15. What is the name of Earth’s only natural satellite? The Moon

  16. What separates the inner planets from the outer planets? An asteroid belt

  17. Which of the inner planets have moons? Earth and Mars

  18. Which planet has an atmosphere of swirling blue and white features? Neptune

  19. Which of the outer planets have moons? All of them- Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

  20. Which planet most resembles Earth in size and density? Mars

  21. Which planet is now a dwarf planet and has an orbit that overlaps with Neptune’s orbit? Pluto

  22. Name the planets in order from the Sun. Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

  23. What are two things that all of the outer planets have in common? They are larger than the inner planets, have rings, and have moons.

  24. What are two things that all of the inner planets have in common? They are small, rocky, do not have rings, and are inside the asteroid belt.

  25. What is something that all of the planets have in common? They all revolve around the Sun.

  26. When is your test? Thursday 

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