Solar System 4th Grade

True or False: All meteors start out as asteroids and become meteors when they enter Earth's atmosphere.

• True
• False

This is a small mass of dust and ice that orbits the sun in a long, oval-shaped path. It looks like it has a tail.

• Meteor
• Comet
• Asteroid

This is a small, rocky mass that burns or glows as it falls through Earth's atmosphere.

• Asteroid
• Meteor
• Comet

This is a small, rocky mass that orbits the sun usually in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

• Meteor
• Asteroid
• Comet

True or False. The Inner Planets are rocky.

• True
• False

True or false. Only Jupiter and Saturn have rings.

• True
• False

A ________________ is a large object that moves around a star.

• constellation
• solar system
• planet
• star

This planet looks a lot like the Earth's moon.

• Mars
• Venus
• Saturn
• Mercury

This planet is the 2nd one from the sun, is dry and very hot, and is about the same size as Earth.

• Neptune
• Mercury
• Mars
• Venus

This is the only planet with liquid water and is known to support life.

• Venus
• Earth
• Jupiter
• Saturn