Solar System

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What is the solar system?

• The sun

• The planets

• The sun and planets ONLY

• The sun, planets, and all other objects that orbit the sun

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Which planet is the closest to our sun?

• Mars

• Earth

• Mercury

• Venus

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Which planet is the farthest away from our sun?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Uranus

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Why do the planets orbit the sun?

• They don't, the planets orbit the Earth

• Because Science

• The sun is so massive that it has a very large gravitational pull, which causes objects to orbit it

• Because they want to

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Is Pluto still considered a planet?

• Yes, Pluto is still a planet because it still orbits the sun

• Yes, Pluto is considered a planet because it is big enough to be a planet

• No, pluto is not considered a planet because it is too small, and it its orbit is affected by another star

• No, because pluto does not have any moons.

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Our Solar System_________

• Is an arrangement of 8 planets that are very close together

• Has 8 planets, but is mostly empty space

• Has 9 planets that are very close together

• Has 9 planets and is mostly empty space

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T/F: the sun is the biggest star in our galaxy

• True, that is why we have the only solar system

• False, there are much bigger stars than our sun

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T/F: The definition for what a planet is has never changed

• True, what makes a planet a planet has always been the same

• False, the standards for what makes a planet a planet has changed several times

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Why do scientists use scale to study the Solar System?

• The solar system is too large to study without using scale

• The solar system is too small to study without using scale

• Scientists don't need to use scale because we have satelites

• All of the above

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Where does the moon get its light from?

• The moon makes its own light

• The moon gets light from Earth

• The Moon gets light from the sun

• None of the above

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The earth is....

• the 3rd rock from the sun

• closest to the sun

• called the Red planet

• the only planet we know that sustains life

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Which are the four terrestrial planets?​​

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Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Saturn

Neptune

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Match the following

Earth

Mars

Saturn

Jupiter

Sun

• Earth

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Sun

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The Solar System contains

• 8 planets

• milky way

• the universe

• 4 rocky planets and 4 gas planets

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What is the largest planet?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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Pluto and Ceres are both dwarf planets found in our solar system.

• True

• False

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A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.

• static electricity 
• rotation
• gravity
• orbit

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Which planet's average temperature make it the hottest planet in the solar system?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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What is true of all planets in our Solar System?

• They are large bodies in space that orbit the Sun
• Planets do not move, only stars move
• Planets make their own light
• Planets are larger than stars