Space

Which planet has the shortest orbit?

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Venus

• Mercury

What does the color of a star indicate?

• Mass

• Temperature

• Distance

• Brightness

What imaginary line divides Earth into the two hemispheres?

• An axis

• The Prime Meridian

• The Equator.

Why do you see different phases of the moon?

• The sun shines on the half of the moon that is facing it.

• The moon revolves around Earth.

• As it revolves around Earth, you see different amounts of the moon's sunlit half.

How long does it take for the moon to revolve around Earth?

• About 1 month

• About 12 days

• About 1 day

• About 1 year

Which planet, in our solar system, is the largest?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

Which planet has the shortest year (one revolution around the Sun).

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Which is the hottest planet?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Neptune

What are the four terrestrial (inner) planets?

• Earth, Uranus, Mercury, Venus

• Mercury Venus Earth Saturn

• Mars, Earth , Mercury, Venus

• Mars, Earth, Neptune, Mercury

The outer planets (gas giants) are:

• Venus, Earth, Uranus and Mars

• Jupiter, Mars, Uranus, Neptune

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars