Solar System

Which celestial object is the largest in the solar system?

• Jupiter

• Asteroid belt

• Sun

• Earth

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How many major planets are in our solar system?

• 8

• 9

• 11

• no one knows

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What is caused by the sun's gravitational pull?

• the moon's orbital path

• constellations in the night sky

• asteroids collide with planets

• the planets' orbital path

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What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?

• many moons

• asteroid belt

• kuiper belt

• another star

What conclusion can you make about planets that are farther from the sun?

• They are hotter

• They have a shorter year

• They are colder

• They have a longer rotation on their axis

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What two characteristics are true about inner planets?

• They are made of metal and rock

• They have many moons

• They have a shorter year

• They are made of gas

• They are larger than outer planets

What two characteristics are true about outer planets?

• They have shorter years

• They take longer to orbit the sun

• They are made of metal and rock

• They are smaller than inner planets

• They have many rings

What is the correct order from largest to smallest?

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

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

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

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

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What affects the time it takes for planets to orbit the sun?

• temperature of the planet

• gravitational pull from the sun

• composition of the planet

• distance from the sun

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If Jupiter was the size of a tennis ball, what size would the sun be?

• marble

• ping pong ball

• large beach ball

• soft ball

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