PCS 5th Our Place in Space

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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These are the 4 planets closest to the sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars).

• inner planets

• outer planets

• dwarf planets

• solar planets

These are the four planets FARTHEST from the Sun; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

• inner planets

• outer planets

• solar planets

• the best planets

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What is a planet?

• A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own

• Space and all the matter and energy in it

• Balls of ice, rock, and dust in space with a tail

• A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity

A universe is . . .

• space and all the matter and energy in it

• the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space

• the movement of an objects around another object

• a natural satellite that revolves around a planet

A galaxy is . . .

• a collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity

• a natural satellite that revolves around a planet

• a group of star that form a pattern in the sky

• space and all the matter and energy in it

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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
• their are no differences

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• between Earth and Mars

• around the Sun

• between Mercury and Venus

• between Mars and Jupiter

Select the order from smallest to largest.

• Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
• Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
• Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
• Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way

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A spiral galaxy of stars that contains our Sun

• Planisphere
• Intensity
• Star
• Milky Way

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