Davis Grade 6 SOL 6.2 a b c Part 1

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Earth

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

Which planet has a greater range of temperatures than any other planet?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Neptune

• Mercury

Which planet is the farthest distance from the sun?

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Which of the following is a correct statement about the planets in the solar system?

• Mercury, Neptune, and Mars are all small in size and rocky by comparison

• Earth is a rocky planet larger in size than the gas planet Saturn

• Uranus is located at a distance further from the sun than Neptune

• Venus is located at a closer distance to Mercury than Mars

Which sequence below lists the correct order of planets from smallest to largest?

• Uranus, Mars, Earth, Saturn

• Mars, Earth, Neptune, Jupiter

• Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus

• Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Neptune

Which of these objects is larger than Earth?

• Mercury

• Earth's moon

• an average asteroid

• Saturn

The correct order of the planets in our solar system is:

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

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

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

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

Which planet orbits the sun most rapidly?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Neptune

• Mars

The asteroid belt is located between

• the sun, Mercury

• Jupiter, Saturn

• Earth, Mars

• Mars, Jupiter

NASA launched this into Earth's orbit in 1990- it captured numerous images and data from space which has helped astronomers learn more about our solar system and space. What is this instrument called?

• Explorer 1

• Mars Pathfinder

• Lunar Orbiter

• Hubble Telescope