Space, planets, and stars quiz for 5th grade

What galaxy do we live in?

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Triangulum

• Black Eye

• Sombrero

Check the top 3 largest asteroids? This might be a little hard...

Try your best!

• Ceres

• UY Scuti

• Vesta

• Pallas

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the sixth planet in our solar system? You might get it wrong if you put it in lowercase!

(a)  

Is the Sun a planet?

• No

• Yes

How many planets have been identified in our solar system?

• 64

• 457

• 8

• 6

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Bonus question: What is the middle of our planet called?

(a)  

What is this planet called?

• Earth

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

What is the first planet of the solar system?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

How long does it take Earth to orbit around the sun?

• 365 days/ a year

• 24 hours/ 1 day

• 1 century

• 1 decade

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why does the Sun seem bigger than the other stars?

• it's the only star

• It's 5,500 degrees Celsius

• It's closer to earth

• it's the biggest star