Dwarf Planets

Dwarf Planets

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List the top 3 largest items in our solar system from largest to smallest.

Multiple Choice

Which of the 4 outer planets is closest to Earth

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Mars

Multiple Choice

Name the two planets that orbit the sun faster than Earth

• Mars and Saturn

• Mercury and venus

• Mercury and Uranus

• Neptune and Mars

Multiple Choice

Name the force that is holding the planets in Orbit to the sun

• Magnetism

• Inertia

• Gravity

• Push/Pull

Multiple Choice

Name the force that keeps objects from being pulled into the sun

• Magnetism

• Inertia

• Gravity

• Push/Pull

Multiple Choice

Where is the asteroid belt located?

• Between mars and jupiter

• Between Jupiter and Saturn

• Between Venus and Earth

• Between your home and Johnson Stem

Multiple Choice

What belt separates the inner and outer planets

• Comet Belt

• Asteroid Belt

• Meteor Belt

• Pants Belt

Multiple Choice

When a meteor hits Earth its called a.......

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Space Rock

• Meteorite

Multiple Choice

Objects similar in mass that orbit nearby are called

• Pluto

• Dwarf Planets

• Mars

• Comets

Multiple Choice

What objects orbit the sun, but are not considered planets

• Moons

• Asteroids and Comets

• Stars

• Meteors