Space Quiz 2

What is Pluto now considered?

• planet
• dwarf planet
• star
• moon

How many groups of planets are there?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

What heats up when a comet gets close to the sun?

• regular gas
• frozen gas
• the tail
• the stove

How long does it take Earth to revolve around the sun?

• 365 days
• 24 hours
• 29.5 days
• a long time

Asteroids revolve around the sun.

• true
• false

There are only 3 dwarf planets in our solar system.

• true
• false

Most asteroids are located between Earth and Mars.

• true
• false

All of the following are ways that Pluto is different from the outer planets EXCEPT...

• It is small.
• It only has one moon.
• It has no rings.
• It is covered in gases.

A __________ revolves around a planet.

• star
• moon
• sun
• dwarf planet

The ______________ planets have a rocky surface and no more than two moons.

• inner
• outer