Quiz Review 6th Science - Universe and solar system

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune

• Pluto

• Earth

• Uranus

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Pluto

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

• 30 days

• 365 days

•  100 days

• 40 days

What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?

• distance

• gravity

• shape

• light

All the planets in the solar system orbit the sun. What is the main difference between the orbits of the inner and outer planets?

• The inner planets and outer planets orbit in different directions.

• The outer planets take longer to orbit the sun than the inner planets do.

• The inner planets travel a greater distance than the outer planets do.

• The outer planets rotate as they orbit the sun, and the inner planets do not.

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• between earth and mars

• Between Uranus and Neptune

• Between Mercury and Venus

• Between Mars and Jupiter

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

• The inner planets all have water

• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

• the outer planets are gas planets

• the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

Which of the planets is not a rocky planet?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Earth

What are the Inner Planets?

• Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus

• Earth, the Moon, Mars

• Neptune, Pluto, Earth

• Earth, the Sun, the Moon

Which of these planets has no moons?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars