The Solar System

1) What is the correct order of the eight planets?

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

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

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

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

Which planets are the terrestrial planets made mostly of rock?

• The largest in size: Mercury, Earth, and Jupiter

• The smallest in size: Uranus, Neptune, and Mars

• The closet to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

• The farthest from the Sun: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Natural satellites that orbit the Sun are called

• galaxies

• stars

• planets

• suns

In which direction does the sun set?

• North

• South

• West

• East

Which astronomy tool determines the N,S,E,W?

• Compass

• Sextant

• Astrolabe

• Telescope

What is in the center of the solar system?

• Moon

• Earth

• Saturn

• Sun

What does the earth revolve around?

• Moon

• Neptune

• The sun

• Uranus

1) Which tool would a scientist use if he wants to see the rings of Saturn?

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Telescope

• Sextant

1) Why can we not see the moon when it is in the “New Moon” phase?

• The moon is hidden behind the Sun.

• The sunlit side of the moon is facing towards the Earth.

• The moon is hidden behind the clouds.

• The sunlit side of the moon is facing away from the Earth.

How will shadows look when the sun is lower in the sky?

• shorter

• longer

• no shadow