Solar System Review

What is not in the Milky Way Galaxy?

• A moon

• A comet

• The andromeda galaxy

• The sun

What are the first two planets in our solar system?

• Mercury and Venus

• Mars and Venus

• Jupiter and Earth

• Earth and Mercury

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Mrs. Torres says the order of the planets is: Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. What did she do wrong?

• Mars is before Venus

• Saturn is an inner planet

• Neptune comes before Uranus

• Earth is the third planet

How are the four outer planets different from our inner planets?

• They are smaller

• They are rocky

• They all have moons

• They take less time to orbit the sun

What do all of the inner planets have in common?

• They are small and rocky

• They take a long time to orbit the sun

• They are cold

• They all have rings

What are some objects that orbit the sun?

• Stars and planets

• Galaxies and black holes

• Planets and asteroids

• Comets and Stars

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What is something that orbits a planet?

• Star

• Moon

• asteroid

• Comet

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How is an asteroid different from a planet?

• It is made of ice

• It is not in our solar system

• It orbits the sun

• It is not spherical

What do comets and asteroids have in common?

• They orbit the sun

• They are large

• They are made of ice and dust

• They have moons that orbit it

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What is a characteristic of outer planets?

• They do not have moons

• They have a thick atmosphere

• They are small

• They travel farther around the sun than the inner planets