Week 2

Question 1

Hub of a huge rotating system

Answer 1

Sun

Question 2

The sun is —- percent of the mass of our solar system

Answer 2

99.85

Question 3

Composed of rocks and can be divided into different compositional layers.

Answer 3

Terrestrial planets

Question 4

The cores of terrestrial planets are composed of an —— and —— micture

Answer 4

Iron, nickel

Question 5

Smallest planet

Answer 5

Mercury

Question 6

Fastest planet

Answer 6

Mercury

Question 7

Mercury revolves the sun in how many earth days?

Answer 7

88

Question 8

Two planets that spins in the opposite directions

Answer 8

Venus and Uranus

Question 9

When heavy elements settle at the center

Answer 9

Coalescence

Question 10

Hottest because of —-

Answer 10

Venus, thick atmosphere

Question 11

Only planet with liquid water on the surface

Answer 11

Earth

Question 12

Dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere

Answer 12

Mars

Question 13

Shrouded by dense gases that create spectacular atmospheric effects, nicknamed ——

Answer 13

Jovian Planets, gas giants

Question 14

True or False. Jovian planets have thick atmosphere over ocean cold enough to be formed of liquid hydrogen, helium, and/or methane True or False. Jovian planets have thick atmosphere over ocean cold enough to be formed of liquid hydrogen, helium, and/or methane

Answer 14

True

Question 15

True or False. Jovian planets have thick atmosphere over ocean cold enough to be formed of liquid nitrogen, helium, and/or methane

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Fact: Jovian planets contain small cores of heavy elements such as metal, surrounded by liquid

Answer 16

IKR

Question 17

contain hydrogen forced into a liquid state by the high pressure

Answer 17

Jupiter and Saturn

Question 18

Jupiter and Saturn contain —- forced liquid state by the high pressure

Answer 18

hydrogen

Question 19

Contain heavy-element cores surrounded partially solid water mixed with heavy material such as rocks and minerals

Answer 19

Uranus and Neptune

Question 20

Uranus and Neptune contaiin —— cores surrounded partially solid water mixed with heavy metal such as rocks and minerals

Answer 20

Heavy-element

Question 21

Jupiter is more than —- as massive than the other planets of our solar system combined

Answer 21

twice

Question 22

True or False. The Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is centuries-old storm bigger than Earth

Answer 22

True

Question 23

True or false. The Jupiter’s great red spot is millenium-old storm bigger than the Earth

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Adorned with dazzling , complex system of icy rings

Answer 24

Saturn

Question 25

Rotates at nearly 90-degree angle from the plane of its orbit

Answer 25

Uranus

Question 26

Dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds

Answer 26

Neptune

Question 27

First planet located through mathematical calculations

Answer 27

Neptune

Question 28

What makes Earth habitable? | DMPCOAE

Answer 28

Distance, magnetic field, plate tectonics, chemical materials, oxygen, atmosphere, elements