Solar System and Space

Solar System

Multiple Choice

What is the center of our solar system?

• Earth

• the moon

• the Sun

• the Milky Way

The Sun

Multiple Choice

What keeps planets from flying off into outer space?

• friction

• gravity

• magnets

Planets

Multiple Choice

Which lists the planets in the correct order from the closest to the Sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus

Inner Planets

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an inner planet?

• smaller

• few or no moons

• many rings

• rocky

Multiple Choice

What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?

• the asteroid belt

• the Milky Way

• the Sun

• Earth's moon

Outer Planets

Multiple Choice

Outer planets are colder than inner planets.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a characteristic of outer planets?

• smaller

• rocky

• gaseous

• no rings

Earth's Moon

Multiple Choice

The moon is considered a natural __________.

• satellite

• rock

• star

• planet

Multiple Choice

How long is a lunar (moon) cycle?

• 24 1/4 days

• 29 1/4 days

• 24 hours

• 19 days

Poll

How confident do you feel about the differences between inner and outer planets that we have covered over the past 2 days?

• Very confident. Ready for the test!

• I understand what we've learned and could list several differences between inner and outer planets.

• I could say 1 or 2 differences between inner and outer planets.

• I cannot list any differences between inner and outer planets.

The Sun