144 Physical science quiz 10 • Name:

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  1. Just like the children's song Twinkle, twinkle, little...., the sun is also a __________!
  2. ___________________ What is the innermost and smallest planet?
  3. Venus is the Roman goddess of ___________________.
  4. ___________________ What is the only planet with liquid water on the surface?
  5. ________,__________ What were the two main elements in meteorites?
  6. ___________________ What is the the more common English name for Luna?
  7. Mars is the Roman god of ___________________.
  8. Phobos means ___________________.
  9. Deimos means ___________________.
  10. Jupiter is roughly 90% ______________ and 10% __________________. These are the same two elements that comprise the sun.
  11. Name the four moons of Jupiter: __________________, __________________, __________________, __________________,
  12. Saturn is composed of the elements ____________________ and ____________________.
  13. _____________ Titan has a surface air pressure of 160 hPa. Earth has a surface pressure of 100 hPa. For a wind of the same speed, on which planet will the wind feel like it is blowing harder?
  14. _____________ There is something "wrong" with Uranus and its spin. What is "wrong"?
  15. Neptune is the Roman god of the ___________________.
  16. _____________ Triton, a moon of Neptune, has a retrograde orbit. What is a retrograde orbit?
  17. _____________ _____________ Pluto is no longer a planet. What is Pluto's new designation?
  18. Charon in this class cannot be in Louisiana. Where is our Charon?
  19. Astronomically speaking, what is Varuna?
  20. Haumea is the ________________ goddess of ______________.
  21. __________________ What is the name of the northern star?
  22. _______ The seven sisters consist of how many stars?