Earth & Solar System Test Review

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What are the rocky inner planets?

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Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars

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Why is Pluto classified as a dwarf planet?

Back

Pluto has too many objects in its orbital path.

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Which planet is the smallest and closest to the Sun?

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Mercury

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Where is the asteroid belt located?

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Between Mars and Jupiter

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What are the gas giants in our solar system?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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What is the main difference between inner and outer planets?

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Inner planets are rocky, while outer planets are gas giants.

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What is the largest planet in our solar system?

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Jupiter

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What is the significance of the asteroid belt?

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It separates the inner rocky planets from the outer gas giants.

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What defines a planet?

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A celestial body that orbits the Sun, is spherical, and has cleared its orbit of other debris.

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What is a dwarf planet?

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A celestial body that orbits the Sun and is spherical but has not cleared its orbital path.