Solar System

The _____________ consists of the sun and everything that orbits, or travels around, the sun. This includes the eight planets and their moons.

• outer space

• solar system

• NASA

• planets

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Which of the following object does not orbit around the sun?

• moons

• planets

• stars

• asteroids

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True or false: The sun is a planet

• True

• False

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What planet is closest to the sun?

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

• Earth

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Which planet is the furthest from the sun?

• Uranus

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Jupiter

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What are some inner planets? Check all that apply.

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Uranus

• Venus

• Mars

True or false: Earth is the only planet with a moon.

• True

• False

Earth is the ______ planet from the sun.

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

_______ is when one object in the universe goes around another one without touching it.

• A moon

• A planet

• A sun

• An orbit

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How many days does it take for Earth to revolve around the sun?

• 365

• 30

• 165

• 250

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