Solar System Practice Questions

Select all that apply to the inner planets

• Rocky

• Small

• Made of gas

• Behind the asteroid belt

• Few or no moons

Select all that apply to the outer planets

• Small

• Made of gas

• Behind the asteroid belt

• Has rings

Which planet has the strongest Gravitational pull and as a result the most moons?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Earth

• The Moon

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Which planet is between Mercury and Earth?

• Mars
• Uranus
• Venus
• the Moon

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth

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Which planet is third from the sun?

• Mars
• Pluto
• Venus
• Earth

A natural satellite of a planet.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

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What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

• gravity
• speed
• string
• air currents

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Which Jovian planet is known for having an extreme tilt on its axis and spins backwards?

• Neptune
• Mercury
• Venus
• Uranus

What keeps a planet moving on its path around the sun

• gravity & inertia
• heat & pressure
• inertia & pressure
• gravity & heat

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