The Solar System

How many planets are there in our Solar System?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

What is the Sun?

• a planet

• a star

• a comet

• a meteorite

Which planet is furthest from the Sun?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Where is the Asteroid Belt?

• between the Earth and Mars

• between Jupiter and Saturn

• between Mars and Jupiter

• between Saturn and Uranus

The Moon is a satellite

• True

• False

A satellite is....

• Something which is put in to space by humans

• a planet

• a natural object orbiting another object

• a meteor

What is the order of the inner planets, starting with the planet nearest the Sun?

• Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

• Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth

• Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

We experience summer when....

• our hemisphere points towards the Sun

• our hemisphere points away from the Sun

Pluto is

• a planet

• a dwarf planet

• an asteroid

• a dog