Planets in Our Solar System

Planets in Our Solar System

Multiple Choice

How many Earth's fit the size of the sun?

• 1,000

• 100,000

• 1,000,000

• 100,000,000

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Earth is the smallest planet in the solar system?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The sun is a star.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Planets ______ around the sun.

• rotate

• revolve

Multiple Choice

The path that the planets take around the sun is called a(n)____.

• orbit

• circle

• ellipse

• revolution

Multiple Select

Check all inner planets

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

Multiple Choice

Inner planets are made of ______material.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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The inner planets are _____than the outer planets. Choose all that apply.

• smaller

• larger

• hotter

• colder

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Check all outer planets.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Pluto

Multiple Choice

The outer planets are called the ____giants because they are mostly made of that material.

• rocky

• liquid

• gas

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Check all statements that are true about Mercury.

• It is the closest to the sun.

• It is the hottest planet.

• It has no atmosphere.

• It is rocky.

• It only has a few craters.

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Check all statements that describe Venus.

• Venus has an atmosphere like Earth.

• Venus has an atmosphere made of mostly carbon dioxide.

• Venus has more volcanos than any other planet.

• Venus is the hottest planet because the clouds trap the heat.

• Venus is made of rock.

Multiple Choice

Why is Earth special because____

• It's the only planet with a sandwich called a Baconator.

• It's the only planet with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

• It's the only planet with popcorn flavored Jelly Beans.

• It's the only planet with living things that we know of.

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Why does Earth have water when no other planet does?

• It's not too close to the sun that water evaporates.

• It's not too far away from the sun that the water freezes.

• No one knows why we have water and no other planet does.

• We aren't the only planet with water.

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How are Mars and Earth alike. Check all that apply.

• They both have 4 seasons.

• They both have polar ice caps.

• They both have volcanos.

Multiple Select

Select all that apply to Mars.

• It's similar to Earth in size.

• It's made of mostly rock.

• It's called the Red Planet.

• It has seasons.

• It has the largest volcano in the solar system.

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Name all that is true about Jupiter.

• It's an inner planet.

• It's made of gas.

• It's the largest planet.

Multiple Choice

The Red Spot is the biggest _____in the solar system.

• volcano

• hurricane

• typhoon

Multiple Choice

Saturn is the only planet with rings.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Check all that apply to Saturn.

• It's an outer planet.

• It has a lot of moons (62 that we know of).

• It has 6 rings.

• It's made of mostly rock.

Multiple Choice

Uranus has an icy center made of rock.

• True

• False

• Scientists think this, but aren't sure.

Multiple Choice

What gas is Uranus made of that makes it look blue?

• oxygen

• methane

• nitrogen

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Check all that apply to Uranus.

• It's an outer planet made mostly of gas.

• It has rings.

• It rotates on its side.

• It looks red.

Multiple Choice

How long is Neptune's revolution around the sun?

• 365 days

• 15 Earth years

• 165 Earth years

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Name all that apply to Neptune.

• It's the coldest planet.

• It's the windiest planet.

• It's an outer planet.

• It's a gas giant.

• It is the most like Earth.