GEOLOGY 109 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. What is the order of the planets outward from the Sun?:
Mercury Venus
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2. What is the pneumonic for the order of the planets?:
My Very
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3. Where do the asteroids fit in the pattern of the planets?: There is a big asteroid belt
between Mars and Jupiter
(there is also another one past Neptune)
, 4. How are inner and outer planets different in terms of size?: Outer planets are much
bigger
5. How are inner and outer planets different in terms of composition?: Inner planets
are dense and full of silicate metals
Outer planets are gaseous and icy
6. What are the main components that make up planets?:
Silicate Metals
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Ice
7. Where in the solar system would you find solid bodies with thick layers
of water ice?: The outer planets (and near them)
8. What is the definition of a star?: Huge ball of gas
1. What is the order of the planets outward from the Sun?:
Mercury Venus
E
a
r
t
h
M
a
r
s
J
u
p
i
t
e
r
S
a
t
u
r
,n
U
r
a
n
u
s
N
e
p
t
u
n
e
2. What is the pneumonic for the order of the planets?:
My Very
E
x
c
e
l
l
e
n
t
M
o
,t
h
e
r
J
u
s
t
S
e
r
v
e
d
U
s
N
a
c
h
o
s
3. Where do the asteroids fit in the pattern of the planets?: There is a big asteroid belt
between Mars and Jupiter
(there is also another one past Neptune)
, 4. How are inner and outer planets different in terms of size?: Outer planets are much
bigger
5. How are inner and outer planets different in terms of composition?: Inner planets
are dense and full of silicate metals
Outer planets are gaseous and icy
6. What are the main components that make up planets?:
Silicate Metals
H
y
d
r
o
g
e
n
G
a
s
Ice
7. Where in the solar system would you find solid bodies with thick layers
of water ice?: The outer planets (and near them)
8. What is the definition of a star?: Huge ball of gas
