ES19B ES15A Test - Planets and Resources

There are two classes of planets, _________ and ___________ planets.
1. far, outer
2. close, inner
3. inner, outer
4. newer, older
In order, the inner planets are Mercury, ____________ , __________ and Mars.
1. Earth, Venus
2. Saturn, Earth
3. Earth, Saturn
4. Venus, Earth
In order, the outer planets are ____________ , Saturn Uranus and ___________.
1. Jupiter, Neptune
2. Saturn, Earth
3. Earth, Venus
4. Earth, Saturn
The inner planets are called ________ , meaning rocky and Earth like.
1. gas giants
2. terrestrial
3. gas terriers
4. gas clouds
The outer planets are made mostly of Hydrogen and ___________ gas.
1. oxygen
2. calcium
3. carbon dioxide
4. helium
The outer planets have ___________ and ___________ .
1. rings, asteroids
2. moons, meteorites
3. rings, moons
4. meteorites, comets
A _____________ makes a streak of light in the atmosphere as it burns up.
1. meteor
2. meteorite
3. meter
4. comet
A piece of comet that now is on the ground is a ____________.
1. Meteor
2. Meteoroid
3. Asteroid
4. Meteorite
You can hold a ____________ in your hand.
1. Meteor
2. Meteorite
3. Asteroid
4. Meteoroid
A ____________ has an elliptical orbit that goes from near the sun to outside our solar system.
1. moon
2. meteorite
3. comet
4. crater
You weigh more on a planet with a _________ size made of rock.
1. larger
2. identical
3. smaller
4. half
The Moon was hit by _______________ because there are craters in the surface.
1. planets
2. rain
3. meteoroids
4. fossils
Pluto is now a ________ due to the new definitions.
1. dwarf moon
2. dwarf planet
3. new moon
4. meteorite
The further a planet is from the sun, the ________ time to revolve once.
1. shorter
2. longer
3. same
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas is ___________.
1. kind of nuts.
2. weird.
3. a silly phrase.
4. A way to remember the planets in order.
________ is the ability to do work or make a change.
1. energy
2. warm
3. force
4. cold
________ energy is replaced as used.
1. heat
2. nonrenewable
3. transfer
4. renewable
A ball falling in the air is an example of ____________ energy.
1. potential
2. kinetic
3. heat
4. electrical
A ball at the top of its flight in the air is an example of ____________ energy.
1. electrical
2. kinetic
3. potential
4. heat
A ball is tossed up in the air. It has the most kinetic energy at ____________ .
1. the highest point in the flight
2. the beginning
3. on the way up
4. the lowest position in the flight
A ball is tossed up in the air. It has the most potential energy at ____________ .
1. the highest point in the flight
2. the lowest position in the flight
3. the beginning
4. on the way up
Using only the energy we need is an example of energy ______________ .
1. conservation
2. radiation
3. conversion
4. law
Making electricity from a turning water wheel is an example of energy ______________ .
1. radiation
2. conversion
3. law
4. conservation
Renewable resources are _________________.
1. wind, sunlight, waves and trees
2. coal, natural gas, and nuclear
3. wind, sunlight, nuclear and oil
4. coal, natural gas, and trees
Nonrenewable resources are _________________.
1. wind, sunlight, waves and trees
2. coal, natural gas, and nuclear
3. wind, sunlight, nuclear and oil
4. coal, natural gas, and trees
The “Law of Conservation of Energy” states that energy cannot be _________ nor destroyed.
1. captured
2. created
3. transferred
4. lost
________ energy takes millions of years to replace.
1. nonrenewable
2. transfer
3. heat
4. renewable
Using hot water from rocks in the ground is a form of ________ energy.
1. mass
2. geothermal
3. electrical
4. light
________ energy stored in coal is released when it is burned.
1. potential
2. kinetic
3. electrical
4. machine
The more ________ a machine has, the faster work is done.
1. work
2. power
3. limestone
4. length

ES19B ES15A Test - Planets and Resources

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