Properties of Earth 1.2
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- Q1What is the main difference between Earth and the other planets?Earth has liquid waterEarth is dense and smallEarth has a magnetic fieldEarth has volcanoes30s
- Q2Which is most responsible for Earth's surface temperature?The greenhouse effect in the atmosphereWaterThe Ring of FireLand30s
- Q3What is the best way to describe the inner planets?Large planets with thick atmospheresDense, rocky planets with few moonsLots of volcanoesLots of water30s
- Q4Which planet has the shortest orbit around the Sun, meaning shortest year?VensuEarthMercuryMars30s
- Q5Why is the temperatures on Mercury so extreme?The planet reflects heat from its dark sideThe planet is too small to hold heatMercury lacks an atmosphere to hold heat.The planet is only heated on one side30s
- Q6How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?10 years12 months28 days360 days30s
- Q7What keeps Uranus in orbit around our Sun?Jackson is responsible for keeping Uranus in orbit around the SunGravity pulls Uranus toward the SunElectromagnetic energy pulls on UranusThe orbit of Neptune is responsible30s
- Q8What happens to a planet's orbit time around the Sun as planets get farther away from the sun?Planets are smaller in diameterPlanets have fewer moonsA planets revolution time increasesPlanets are warmer30s
- Q9What is the main way Earth is different from other planets in our solar system?Earth has lots of waterEarth has a moonEarth has mountainsEarth orbits the sun30s
- Q10As Earth revolves around the sun, our moon ___________________Revolves around the EarthAlways a full moonCauses the seasonsHeats up our Earth30s
- Q11Which planet is farther from the sun than Earth is and has the same surface characteristic?VenusMercuryMarsJupiter30s
- Q12How are the four planets closest to the Sun different from the next four planets?The four closest planets take longer to orbit the sunThe four closest planets to the sun are more denseThe four closest planets have greater diametersThe four closest planets have more moons30s
- Q13Which best supports why Earth can support life and the other planets can't.The other planets are too massiveThe other planets are either too hot or too cold.The other planets are too big or too smallThe other planets are too close to the sun.30s
- Q14Which planet has the longest solar day?VenusEarthMarsMercury30s
- Q15What planet is known a the red planet?MercuryMarsVenusEarth30s