Solar System

How Many Planets orbit the sun in our solar system?

• 4 planets orbit the sun.
• 9 planets orbit the sun.
• 8 planets orbit the sun.
• Over 20 planets orbit the sun.

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What does orbit mean?

• The path a planet takes around the sun.
• The spinning of the planet.
• When a rocket blasts into space.
• To fly into outer space.

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What do the planets orbit around?

• They orbit around the Earth.
• They orbit around each other.
• They orbit around the sun.
• They orbit around the sun,

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Do all planets have moons.

• Yes they all have moons.
• No not all planets have moons.

What best describes the Asteroid Belt?

• A group of large rocks that are in outer space.
• The 8 planets that are in our solar system.
• A line of clouds in outer space.

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What are the 4 rocky planets in the Solar System?

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

Which Planet is closest to the Sun?

• Venus
• Earth
• Saturn
• Mercury

What is the hottest planet in our Solar System?

• Venus
• Mercury
• Earth
• Mars

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How far is Earth from the sun?

• over 92 million miles
• 5 miles 
• 75 thousand miles 
• 1000 miles

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What is similar about all of the inner planets?

• rocky
• gasses
• many moons
• takes a long time to revolve around the sun