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.

All of the outer planets--

have a short orbit around the Sun

A thin disk of small particles of ice and rock

The noise your cell phone makes when you get a call

What is a constellation?

A group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky

When a planet "spins" around its axis

The process that creates energy inside of a star

What is causes a shadow?

the sun being blocked out by an object

turning the lights off in a room

standing still with your back to the sun

Which of the following events occurs once every 24 hours?

The moon revolves around the Earth.

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

The equator always receives direct sunlight.

The equator rotates slower than the poles.

The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

A student observed the stars in the night sky every hour. Which of these MOST likely describes what the student saw?

The star patterns seemed to move across the sky.

The stars changed colors as the night became darker.

The stars seemed to stay exactly the same all night long

The stars moved away from Earth and became dimmer.

Why are different stars seen during different seasons?

Earth changes positions in its orbit during different seasons

some stars shine brighter during different seasons.

the sun shines on different stars during different seasons

the moon changes positions in its orbit during different seasons.

Which would be the best use of a telescope?

to view another planet in our solar system

to listen to faint sounds of wildlife at a safe distance

to view birds nesting in a nearby tree

to listen to sounds in deep space

What causes the setting of the sun?

distance between earth and he sun is increasing

the tilt of earth on its axis is constantly changing

earth is revolving around the sun

Where does the moon's light come from?

The moon reflects light from the Sun

The moon reflects light from Earth

The moon makes light beneath its surface

The moon has rocks on its surface that glow

Solar System

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which planet is third from the sun?

Mars

Pluto

Venus

Earth

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

Neptune

Pluto

Earth

Uranus

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

Asteroid

Comet

Moon

Meteor

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A small rocky object orbiting the sun.

Asteroid

Comet

Moon

Meteor

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A natural satellite of a planet.

Asteroid

Comet

Moon

Meteor

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which planet is the hottest planet?

Mercury

Mars

Venus

Saturn

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?

Mercury

Mars

Pluto

Neptune

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Which planet is the hottest planet?

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