The Solar System

The Sun makes up how much of the overall mass of the Solar System?

• 75%

• 98.9%

• 82%

• 99.8%

What does Heliocentric mean?

• The Sun is the center of our Solar System.

• It's a type of comet.

• It describes the number of planets.

• It's based in helium.

The process the Sun uses to make energy is called...

• nuclear exhaustion.

• helium development.

• nuclear fusion.

• element combining.

Which item is NOT considered to be a celestial body?

• Comet

• Earth

• Meteor

• Asteroid

The Asteroid Belt is located...

• between Mars and Jupiter.

• between Earth and Mars.

• between Jupiter and Saturn

• between Venus and Mars.

The outer planets are smaller than the inner planets.

• True

• False

Which item is true about an asteroid?

• It has a tail.

• It is made of rock.

• It normally exists outside of the Solar System.

• It is made of ice and gas.

Earth, Mars, Jupiter,...(which planet comes next?)

• Neptune

• Venus

• Uranus

• Saturn

Planets all revolve around the Sun at different speeds.

• True

• False

Which item describes an inner planet?

• Gas Giant

• Colder planet

• Terrestrial (rocky)

• It's large