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

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Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune
• Pluto
• Earth
• Uranus

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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

How is Earth different from all the other planets in our solar system?

• It is the only planet to have its own moon.

• It is close enough to the sun to get heat energy.

• It has liquid water that allows plants and animals to live.

• It has storms in the atmosphere.

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Which planet has iron in the soil that gives it a red color, just like iron-rich soil on Earth?

• Saturn

• Mars

• Earth

• Uranus

A large planet of relatively low density consisting predominantly of hydrogen and helium, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.

• Gas Giant
• Comet
• Ice Giant
• Asteroid

A planet whose orbit lies outside the asteroid belt, i.e., Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.

• Outer planets
• Gas planets
• Inner Planets
• Solar System

Why do planets stay in orbit around the sun

• because of the sun's heat
• because of gravity and intertia
• because of nuclear fusion

Is the sun a medium sized star?

• yes 
• no