Astronomy Quiz

What are the planets doing around the sun?

• rotating
• spinning
• bouncing
• orbiting

What is the center of the solar system?

• Sun
• Earth
• Jupitor
• Neptune

Which of the following planets is considered an inner planet?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Mars
• Uranus

Which planet is the largest?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

Which planet receives energy from the Sun last?

• Mars
• Saturn
• Neptune
• Uranus

Which planet is gaseous (made of gas)?

• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
• Saturn

What do the inner planets have in common?

• They are made of gas.
• They are the largest.
• They are rocky planets.
• It takes longer for them to orbit the Sun.

Which two planets are closest to Uranus?

• Mars and Neptune
• Jupiter and Saturn
• Mars and Jupiter
• Saturn and Neptune

What does this model tell you?

• Earth rotates.
• Earth orbits.
• Earth is made of gas.
• Earth has day and night.

Which eclipse is this modeling?

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse