Glencoe Earth Science

Chapter 24: The Solar System

Standardized Test Practice

1.
What happened to Mercury that caused the formation of large cliffs as seen in the diagram below?

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A)It expanded.
B)It become warmer.
C)It shrank.
D)It melted.
2.
Which is the fifth planet from the Sun?
A)Pluto
B)Mercury
C)Venus
D)Jupiter
3.
Which planet has Charon as its moon?
A)Mercury
B)Pluto
C)Mars
D)Saturn
4.
Which of these follows a cyclical pattern?
A)sunspot maxima and minima
B)condensation of a nebula
C)formation of a crater
D)formation of a black hole
5.
Where do scientists plan on sending astronauts to in the future?
A)Mars
B)Neptune
C)Venus
D)Jupiter
6.
Where is the asteroid belt found?
A)between Earth and Mars
B)between Uranus and Neptune
C)between Mercury and Venus
D)between Mars and Jupiter
7.
Which scientist discovered the shape of the planets' orbits?
A)Galileo Galilei
B)Albert Einstein
C)Johannes Kepler
D)Nicholas Copernicus
8.
What is a good estimate of the distance from the top of Mars's mantle to the bottom?

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A)12,583 km
B)23,122 km
C)1,348 km
D)6,794 km
9.
What do Earth and Mars have in common?

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A)a uniformly thick crust
B)a solid mantle
C)an iron-rich core
D)an iron-rich crust
10.
When a shooting star appears in the sky, it actually is which of the following?
A)asteroid
B)comet
C)meteorite
D)meteor
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