Solar System

The four inner planets all have:

• Hot temperatures
• Rocky surfaces
• Deep atmospheres
• Large size

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun? 

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

Which one of these planets is an inner planet

• uranus
• earth
• pluto
• saturn

The sun is a...

• planet
• star
• asteroid

An Astronomer is a person who...

• studies volcanoes
• studies fire
• studies the Earth
• studies the solar system and the universe

Which of the following describes a Meteor?

• Found between Mars and Jupiter
• Orbit the sun like a planet
• Have an elliptical orbit of the sun
• Burn up as they enter the atmosphere

Which of the following describes an asteroid?

• Composed of a nucleus, tail, and coma
• Orbit the sun like a planet
• Have an elliptical orbit of the sun
• Shooting star

What is the composition of an asteroid?

• Ice, dust, rock, frozen gases
• Rock, ice, salt, carbon
• Metals and rocky material
• Rock, ice, magma, frozen gases

What do comets and asteroids have in common?

• They both have a long elliptical orbit
• They orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter
• They are both made up of rock, ice, and gas
• They are both leftovers from the materials that formed the solar system

The belt between Mars and Jupiter

• Comets
• Asteroids
• Meteors
• Stars