Solar System Quiz

a large object that orbits a star

• planet

• milky way

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

the name of the galaxy in which Earth is located

• Milky Way

• Sun

• Constellation

• Ursa Major

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars (rocky/terrestrial planets)

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• Milky Way Galaxy

The star at the center of the Solar System that provides heat and light to our planet

• Sun

• Moon

• Stars

• Planets

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.

• True

• False

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Sun

• Moon

the path of an object as it revolves around something

• tilt

• orbit

• planet

• sun

The outer planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

• gravity
• speed
• string
• air currents

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

• 30 days
• 365 days
•  100 days
• 40 days