Planets

Planets and how they function

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  1. Terrestrial Planets are?
    the name given to outer planets
    the name given to moon
    the name given to inner planets
    the name given to extra big astroids


  1. Greenhouse effect is the trapping of heat by the the planets gravity?
    true
    false


  1. mercurys know for being the god of what?
    war
    king
    beauty
    Messenger of the Gods


  1. venus has how many moons?
    0
    1
    4
    2


  1. a solstice is the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.
    true
    false


  1. Why does Earth have seasons?
    gravity
    tilted axis
    suns position
    Earths postition


  1. An umbra is the darkest part of the shadow, the penumbra is the less dark part of the _____ surrounding the darkest part
    moon
    astroid
    shadow
    crater


  1. the moon has how many phases?
    6
    9
    2
    8


  1. what is the 5th phase of the moon assuming you started at new moon?
    full moon
    wanning cresent
    wanning gibbus
    waxing gibbus


  1. a solar eclipse is sun, earth, moon
    true
    false


  1. a lunar eclipse is sun,earth,moon
    true
    false


  1. what causes high tides?
    how much the moons gravity pulls on earth
    how much the sun gravity pulls on earth
    how much space pulls on earth


  1. a crater is a large round pit cause by the impact of an asteroid
    true
    false


  1. a dark flat area on the moon's surface formed huge ancient lava flow
    volcano
    shadow
    maria
    crater


  1. mars is the god of what?
    war
    beauty
    king
    mother


  1. jupiters atmosphere is made up of?
    carbon dioxide
    oxygen
    the great red spot
    no atmosphere


  1. jupiter has how many major moons
    2
    6
    3
    4


  1. juoiters biggest moons are called IO,Callisto,Europa,and______
    Demos
    Phebos
    Zeus
    Ganymede


  1. Extra Terrestrial is life that exists other than earth
    true
    false


  1. IO is made up of active
    volcanos
    oceans
    ice holes
    movement of its crust