5 Written Questions

1. an oval shape which may be elongated or nearly circular.
2. loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocky particles whose orbits are usually very, long narrow ellipses
3. Earth is unique in our solar system in having _____ ________ at its surface.
4. what planet is cold and blue and its atmosphere contains visible clouds?
5. What are the features on or above the sun's surface?

5 Matching Questions

1. core
2. convection zone
3. terrestrial planets
4. photosphere
5. greenhouse effect

1. a the outermost layer of the sun's interior that receives hot gases that have risen from the bottom of the convection zone and cool as they rise.
2. b another name for the four inner planets
3. c the trapping of heat by the atmosphere
4. d the central region of the sun where an enormous amount of energy is produced.
5. e the inner layer of the sun's atmosphere- considered to be the surface layer of the sun

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a thin disk of small particles of ice and rock.
   1. core
   2. coma
   3. uranus
   4. ring
2. the middle layer of the sun's atmosphere that we only see during a solar eclipse- we see a reddish glow.
   1. core
   2. prominence
   3. photosphere
   4. chromosphere
3. which planet is the largest and most massive?
   1. jupiter
   2. meteor
   3. Galileo
   4. Kepler
4. the solid inner core of a comet
   1. Kepler
   2. venus
   3. nucleus
   4. uranus
5. what is caused when a meteoroid enters earth's atmosphere and friction with the air produces heat and produces a streak of light in the sky.
   1. meteorite
   2. meteoroid
   3. meteor
   4. mercury

5 True/False Questions

1. nuclear fusion → a process where the sun's heat comes from hydrogen atoms joined together to form helium

   True        False

2. photosphere, chromosphere, and the corona. → What the 4 inner planets?

   True        False

3. Galileo → which planet has a solid surface and is much smaller and denser than the other outer planets

   True        False

4. sunspot → areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than gases around them.- look like dark spots

   True        False

5. Nicholas Copernicus → who was the polish astronomer that was able to work out the arrangement of the known planets and how they move around the sun

   True        False