Solar System 2

A small rocky object orbiting the sun.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

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

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune

• Earth

• Uranus

Which is the second closest planet to the sun?

• Earth
• Saturn
• Venus
• Mercury

Which planet is third from the sun?

• Mars
• Pluto
• Venus
• Earth

An astronomical unit is the distance the earth is from the sun. This is ________________ million miles.

• 73

• 121

• 365.25

• 93

Two objects with a greater mass have

• less gravitational force
• stronger gravitational force
• no clue
• a way to break apart

The four inner planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

The outer planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

What does number 2 represent?

• Earth's rotation on it axis

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Moon's orbit around the sun

• Sun's orbit around the sun