Which of the following orders the planets correctly from the Sun?

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

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

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

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

Which of the following orders the planets correctly from largest to smallest?

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

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

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

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

If you wanted to create an accurate scale model of the planets sizes which of the following should you do?

Divide the diameter in km by the scale in km to get the diameter in cm

Add the diameter in km by the scale in km to get the diameter in cm

Subtract the diameter in km by the scale in km to get the diameter in cm

Multiply the diameter in km by the scale in km to get the diameter in cm

Why is the force of gravity different on various celestial objecs?

Each planet has a different mass

Each planet has a different distance from the Sun

Each planet is made up of different solids, liquids, and gases

Each planet has a different number of moons

Which of the following explains why Pluto was declassified as a planet to a dwarf planet?

Pluto's orbit has many other celestial objects in it's path

If you wanted to create an accurate scale model of the planets distances from the Sun where 1cm = 200,000,000 km which of the following should you do?

Divide the planets actual distance in km by 200,000,000 cm

Multiply the planets actual distance in km by 200,000,000 cm

Add the planets actual distance in km by 200,000,000 cm

Subtract the planets actual distance in km by 200,000,000 cm

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which planet in the Solar system has the shortest revolutionary period?

Mercury

Earth

Jupiter

Neptune

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which planet in the Solar system has the greatest average temperature?

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Jupiter

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What planet in the Solar system has the greatest density?

Mercury

Earth

Jupiter

Mars

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What planet in the Solar system is often referred to as the "Red planet?"

Jupiter

Mars

Venus

Sun

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

If you were going to make a scale model of the Solar system what planet should be the largest?

Jupiter

Saturn

Earth

Uranus

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which planet in the Solar system is the least dense?

Saturn

Earth

Mercury

Uranus

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which planet in the Solar system is tilted nearly 90* directly toward the Sun?

Earth

Uranus

Neptune

Pluto

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Solar System Practice

20 questions

Which planet in the Solar system has the shortest revolutionary period?

Which planet in the Solar system has the greatest average temperature?

What planet in the Solar system has the greatest density?

What planet in the Solar system is often referred to as the "Red planet?"

If you were going to make a scale model of the Solar system what planet should be the largest?

Which planet in the Solar system is the least dense?

Which planet in the Solar system is tilted nearly 90* directly toward the Sun?

What planet in the Solar system has the lowest average temperature?

If you were to make a scale model of the Solar system what planet should be the smallest?

If you were to make a scale model of the Solar system what planets in the solar system should be most similar in size?

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