Solar system

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

A small rocky object orbiting the sun.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system
• earth
• rotation
• United States

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

• The inner planets all have water
• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
• the outer planets are gas planets
• the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• between earth and mars
• Between Uranus and Neptune
• Between Mercury and Venus
• Between Mars and Jupiter

Why does Earth have different seasons? 

• because of the distance between Earth and the sun 
• because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis 
• because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis 
• because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun 

The sun's _____ is the laser of the atmosphere that has a reddish glow. 

• photosphere
• chromosphere
• Corona
• Core

_____ are loops of gas on the sun that link different parts of sunspot regions together. 

• Prominences
• Solar flares
• Solar winds
• Auroras