Solar System

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth

Which planet is third from the sun?

• Mars
• Pluto
• Venus
• Earth

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune
• Pluto
• Earth
• Uranus

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

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

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One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

• axis
• rotation
• revolution
• satellite

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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 inner planets have rings, and the outer 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 

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