Solar System- 8th grade

Mercury is the ... planet to the sun.

• closest

• furthest

Mercury was named after a

• Roman king

• Roman queen

• Roman god

• Roman goddess

Is it easy to see Mercury?

• Yes, it is easy

• No, it is difficult

What is Venus also called?

• our “mother planet”

• our “sister planet”

• our “brother planet”

Venus is close to us. To which planet does “us” refers to?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Neptune

Earth is mostly covered by water.

• True

• False

Mars has the solar system’s largest...

• sun

• moon

• ocean

• volcano

Jupiter is so bright. It is the ... brightest object in the night sky.

• second

• third

• fourth

Saturn is the ... planet from the sun.

• seventh

• sixth

• third

• fifth

What is special about Saturn?

• It has the smallest sings

• It has the largest rings

• It has one ring

• It has no rings