Solar System-practice

A student made a model of how the Earth, Moon, and Sun orbit. She used ping-pong balls

to represent each one. She painted each one a different color. Then, she placed the Moon

and Earth close together and the Sun much further away.What is one limitation of the student's model?

• All of the ping pongs were the same size

• She made earth orbit the sun.

• She moved the Sun away from the Earth and Moon.

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Saturn

Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

• Sun and moon orbit Earth
• Earth and moon orbit Sun
• Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
• Earth and sun orbit moon

What planet is eighth in the Solar System?

• Uranus
• Jupiter
• Neptune
• Mars

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

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

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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

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

In what form does the Sun's energy travel to Earth?

• Heat
• Electrical energy
• Electromagnetic radiation
• Mechanical energy