Objective – Describe and compare the components of the Solar System.
Name ______
95 Worlds and Counting
1. This moon is the coldest moon the Solar System.
a. Charonc. Enceladus
b. Deimosd. Triton
2. The first ______ever found was found on Triton.
a. canyonsc. ice volcano
b. geysersd. hot pots
3. Geysers on Triton are made of…
a. boiling hydrogen.c. boiling nitrogen.
b. boiling methane.d. boiling oxygen.
4. A geyser on Triton can reach an altitude of ______. (Enter a number)
5. Triton has high altitude winds in its atmosphere.
a. Trueb. False
6. This is the hottest moon in the Solar System.
a. Calistoc. Ganymede
b. Europad. Io
7. There are ______volcanoes on Io.(Enter a number)
8. This is the largest volcano in the Solar System.
a. Elysium Monsc. Olympus Mons
b. Lokid. Pele
9. He was the first golfer on the Moon.
a. Neil Armstrongc. Alan Shepherd
b. Dave Scottd. John Young
10. You are rappelling on one of Uranus’s moons. The rope breaks. It will take you ______minutes to hit the ground. (Enter a number)
11. If you were on Phobos, you wouldn’t walk, you would…
a. float.c. jump.
b. hop.d. skip
12. Which athletic feat could you perform on Phobos? (There are three answers to this question. Be sure to enter all three answers in your clicker.)
a. Do 3,000 summersaults in 25 minutes.
b. Lift a full loaded jumbo jet.
c. Run a mile in 30 seconds.
d. Shoot one hundred foul shots.
e. Throw a baseball in orbit around Phobos.
13. All moons have this in common.
a. Cratersc. Ice
b. Geysersd. Water
14. Scientists know exactly how Saturn’s rings were formed.
a. Trueb. False
15. Identify properties of Titan. (There are three answers to this question. Be sure to enter all three answers in your clicker.)
a. Smoggy atmosphere.d. It has its own moon.
b. Liquid natural gas lakes.e. Gravity three times Earth’s.
c. It has no atmosphere.f. Gravity 1/7th of Earth’s.
16. If there were oxygen on Titan, you could set the entire moon on fire.
a. Trueb. False
17. Which activities could you do on Titan? (There are three answers to this question. Be sure to enter all three answers in your clicker.)
a. Fly by flapping your arms.
b. Go camping and build a campfire.
c. Ride in a balloon.
d. Swim like a dolphin.
e. Walk across Titan’s lakes.
18. This moon would be the perfect place to look for life.
a. Calistoc. Ganymede
b. Europad. Io
19. There may be a(n) ______under Europa’s icy surface.
a. lakec. river
b. oceand. volcano
20. Some cracks on Europa are so long they could run from ______to ______. (There are two answers to this question.Be sure to enter both answers in your clicker.)
a. St. Louisc. New York
b. Los Angelesd. New Orleans
21. Europa might have an ocean under its icy surface because…
a. its core is so hot.c. there are icy bridges.
b. it’s such a large moon.d. Jupiter’s gravity stretches Europa.
22. The closest place on Earth to Europa is…
a. Alaska.c. Hawaii.
b. the Arctic ice.d. the South Pole.
95 Worlds and Counting – Key
1. This moon is the coldest moon the Solar System.
d. Triton
2. The first ______ever found was found on Triton.
c. ice volcano
3. Geysers on Triton are made of…
c. boiling nitrogen.
4. A geyser on Triton can reach an altitude of ______. (Enter a number)
5
5. Triton has high altitude winds in its atmosphere.
a. True
6. This is the hottest moon in the Solar System.
d. Io
7. There are ______volcanoes on Io.
300
8. This is the largest volcano in the Solar System.
b. Loki
9. He was the first golfer on the Moon.
c. Alan Shepherd
10. You are rappelling on one of Uranus’s moons. The rope breaks. How long will it take to hit the ground?
8
11. If you were on Phobos, you wouldn’t walk, you would…
a. float
12. Which athletic could you perform on Phobos? (There are two or more answers to this question.)
a. Do 3,000 summersaults in 25 minutes; b. Lift a full loaded jumbo jet; e. Throw a baseball in orbit around Phobos.
13. All moons have this in common.
a. Craters
14. We know exactly how Saturn’s rings were formed.
b. False
15. Identify properties of Titan. (The question has two or more answers.)
a. Smoggy atmosphere; b. Liquid natural gas lakes; f. Gravity 1/7th of Earth’s.
16. If there were oxygen on Titan, you could set the entire moon on fire.
a. True
17. Which activities could you do on Titan? (There are two or more answers to this question.)
a. Fly by flapping your arms; c. Ride in a balloon; d. Swim like a dolphin.
18. This moon would be the perfect place to look for life.
b. Europa
19. There may be a(n) ______under Europa’s icy surface.
b. ocean
20. Some cracks on Europa are so long they could run from ______to ______. (There are two answers to this question.)
b. Los Angeles; c. New York
21. Europa might have an ocean under its icy surface because…
d. Jupiter’s gravity stretches Europa.
22. The closest place on Earth to Europa is…
b. the Arctic ice.
95 Worlds and Counting – Scoring Guide
21-22 – 419-20 – 3.5
18-19 – 3
16-17 – 2.5
14-15 – 2
12-13 – 1.5
10-11 – 1
1-9 – .5
0 – 0
1