The Solar System

How many planets are in our solar system (not including pluto)

• 9
• 8
• 10
• 7

Name the planets in order from the one closet to the Sun

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

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Saturn
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What are the rings of Saturn made of?

• Rocks and Dust
• Rock, Frozen gases, Ice crystals, and water
• Ice Crystals
• Stars

A small, solid, rocky body that orbits the Sun. 

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Meteoroid
• Meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A small, icy body that orbits the Sun. Is made of a main body and a tail.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Meteor
• Meteoroid

A chunk of rock that burns up upon entering a planet's atmosphere

• Comet
• Meteor
• Meteoroid
• Asteroid

What six things make up our Solar System?

• Sun, Planets, Moons, Asteroids, Comets, Meteors
• Galaxies, Planets, Stars, Asteroids, Planets, Moons
• Sun, Planets, Moons, Stars, Asteroids, Comets
• Planets, Stars, Galaxies, Comets, Meteors, Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What are the terrestrial planets?

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

What are the gaseous planets?

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