TEKS 6.11A and B - Solar System

1. Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

• Earth

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Saturn

What planet is eighth in the Solar System?

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is third from the sun?

• Pluto

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus

Which planet is NOT one of the

"Gas Giants"?

• Venus

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

The _________ is a region between the planets Mars and Jupiter containing thousands of rocky objects that orbit the Sun.

• dwarf planets

• comets

• Asteroid belt

Identify the inner planet below

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

What is the only planet that can sustain life?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

• Mars

The center of our solar system is the....

• Earth

• Sun

• Moon

• Asteroid belt

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The closest four planets are called the ________ planets.

• inner

• outer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are known as _____________ planets.

• rocky

• gaseous