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1 Uranus Quiz1. How many planets are further from the sun thanUranus? (Note: Pluto is no longer considered a planet)a. Oneb. Twoc. Threed. Four2. Compared to a year on Earth, a year on Uranus is:a. About ten times longerb. Much shorterc. About the samed. More than 50 times longer3. What causes such long periods of darkness atUranus' poles?a. The planet's tilt on its axisb. The planet's distance from the sunc. The planet's rings, which block sunlightd. The planet's moons, which often eclipse the sun4. What part of Uranus is most like Earth?a. Its surfaceb. Its corec. Its atmosphered. Its watery oceans5.

2 Compared to the rings of Saturn, the rings ofUranus are:a. Closer togetherb. Thickerc. Sparserd. Hotter6. Why does Uranus appear blue-green to us?a. Its surface is mostly waterb. Gases in its atmosphere absorb certain colors of lightc. Gases in Earth's atmosphere distort our view ofUranusd. Its rings only reflect blue and green light7. Astronomers believe that alarge object once collided withUranus. This is an example of:a. A guessb. An observationc. A lawd. A theory8. What do gas giants like Jupiterand Saturn have in commonwith Uranus ?a. A surface that isn't solidb. An extreme tiltc. A liquid atmosphered.

3 An abundance of oxygen gas9. Imagine you live at Uranus 's North Pole. The sungoes down in March of 2010. When will it rise again?a. September 2010b. March 2011c. September 2025d. March 205210. Which of the following is a true statement aboutUranus?a. It was discovered in 1922b. It is larger than Jupiter, but smaller than Saturnc. It has more than 20 moonsd. Its atmosphere is mostly nitrogenName:Date:Class: 1999 - 2018 BrainPop . All rights reserved.